Scots boatyard erupts in explosion after blaze tears through site

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This is the moment an explosion erupted at a boatyard after a blaze tore through the site last night.Emergency services were scrambled to the Dock Street yard in Clydebank at around 8pm on Thursday, June 15, after a fire caused plumes of smoke to billow into the sky, reports Glasgow Live.Video footage taken from the town centre shows flames rising above the nearby West College Scotland buillding.As the smoke gets thicker and darker, an blast erupts in the midst of the blaze, sending the flames even higher.

Those behind the camera are heard to audibly gasp and exclaim their shock at the explosion.Firefighters have since extinguished the blaze with four appliances being deployed to the scene.

There have been no reported injuries. Cops have ow launched a probe into the incident. A Scottish Fire and Rescue Service spokesperson said: "We were alerted at 8.09pm on Thursday, June 15, to reports of a building fire in Clydebank."Operations Control mobilised four appliances to the town's Dock Street, where firefighters extinguished the fire and worked to make the area safe before leaving the scene.

There were no casualties."A Police Scotland spokesperson added: "Around 9.05pm on Thursday, 15 June, police were called to a report of a fire at a boatyard on Dock Street, Clydebank."Officers attended to assist the Scottish Fire and Rescue Service and enquiries are being carried out to establish the cause of the fire." Don't miss the latest news from around Scotland and beyond - Sign up to our daily newsletter here. Scots pensioner's adorable YouTube videos go viral thanks to big-hearted teen Taxi driver loses £10k in earnings after breaking ankle in pothole Scots woman and dog 'continuously attacked' by swooping seagulls in back