Woman seriously injured in suspected gas explosion

A woman has been taken to hospital with serious injuries following a suspected gas explosion at a house in Lanarkshire.

Emergency services were called to a property in Bargeddie in the early hours of this morning.

A Police Scotland spokesperson said: "Emergency services were called to Cedars Grove, Bargeddie, around 6.25am on Sunday, 22 November, following a report of a gas explosion within a property.

A 39-year-old woman and a 43-year-old man were taken to University Hospital Monklands. The man received treatment and has been discharged. The woman has been transferred to Glasgow Royal Infirmary with serious injuries.

Neighbouring properties have been evacuated as a precaution.

Officers remain at the scene."