Two people have been rescued from a home in Edinburgh after an explosion rocked a residential street.
Emergency services raced to the scene in Baberton Mains Avenue after the alarm was raised at around 10.25pm last night
Shocking images showed the house completely destroyedEmergency services are currently on the sceneThe Scottish Fire and Rescue Service said five appliances had been in attendance and that two people had been rescued from the rubble prior to their arrival.
On X, formerly known as Twitter, some locals reported hearing the explosion as far away as Gilmerton, a suburb on the fringe of Edinburgh and miles from the blast site.
Neighbours revealed they could feel their homes shaking, while another person tweeted that they had heard the blast from inside a movie theatre in the nearby suburb of Wester Hailes.
Spectacular New Year fireworks light up London sky as huge crowds celebrate across UK for first time in three yearsEmergency crews remain at the scene of the blast, with the public urged to keep well clear of the site until further notice.