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| Two children are among four people who have been taken to hospital following a gas explosion in the living room of a detached cottage in South Lanarkshire. | Two children are among four people who have been taken to hospital following a gas explosion in the living room of a detached cottage in South Lanarkshire. |
| A 24-year-old woman, two girls aged six and nine, and a boy aged 17 are being treated for leg injuries and burns. | A 24-year-old woman, two girls aged six and nine, and a boy aged 17 are being treated for leg injuries and burns. |
| Eight people, including a heating engineer, were inside at the time of the blast at 1435 GMT on Saturday. | Eight people, including a heating engineer, were inside at the time of the blast at 1435 GMT on Saturday. |
| Strathclyde Police said the house on Ayr Road, Glespin, had been badly damaged. | Strathclyde Police said the house on Ayr Road, Glespin, had been badly damaged. |
| A smell of gas had been reported at the property, which is serviced by a gas canister and not mains gas, a number of days ago. | A smell of gas had been reported at the property, which is serviced by a gas canister and not mains gas, a number of days ago. |
| The four injured people were taken to Wishaw General Hospital, while the other four were checked out at the scene. | The four injured people were taken to Wishaw General Hospital, while the other four were checked out at the scene. |
| Emergency services remain at the house and inquiries are ongoing to establish the cause of the blast. | Emergency services remain at the house and inquiries are ongoing to establish the cause of the blast. |
| Gas engineers are also at the scene. | Gas engineers are also at the scene. |