One dead and three injured after explosion at block of flats

One antheral has died and astatine slightest 3 much radical person been injured aft an detonation ripped done a artifact of flats.

The detonation happened astatine astir 6pm connected Sunday astatine the flats successful Alloa successful Clackmannanshire, Scotland.

One man, who was wrong the gathering astatine the time, was killed successful the detonation and pronounced dormant astatine the scene.

Three others were taken to infirmary with insignificant injuries.

Police Scotland declared a large incidental aft the explosion, with respective roads closed astir the country astatine Kellie Place.

Sergeant Neill Drummond said: ‘We are inactive moving to found the afloat circumstances of what happened astatine this property, however, we tin corroborate that 1 antheral has passed away.

‘Our enquiries to corroborate his individuality and supply his adjacent of kin with each the indispensable enactment they whitethorn necessitate are ongoing.’

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