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Shocking photos have revealed the extent of the devastation caused by a gas explosion in Scotland yesterday which left two children and two adults in the hospital.
Residents were evacuated from part of the Kincaidston area in Ayr after last night's explosion, which police say saw four houses damaged.
Aerial photos released this morning show the scattered debris of the properties hit by the blast, with at least two houses reduced to rubble.
The cause of the explosion has yet to be determined, though local councillor Chris Cullen told BBC Good Morning Scotland that gas was to blame.
He said: 'It is quite harrowing actually. Early yesterday evening there was a row of houses and now there is a hole.
'Two-and-a-half houses are missing. It is quite shocking how far the debris has fallen and the damage it has caused. It has been a gas explosion, the exact details of how that happened aren't released yet.'
Mr Cullen also said that it could be up to 10 days before people were allowed to return to their homes on the estate.
Emergency services were called to the scene in the Gorse Park area of Ayr, Ayrshire yesterday at around 7.10pm. Four people, including two children, were rushed to hospital.
Two rest centres have been set up to take care of residents in the housing estate and a number of neighbouring properties have been evacuated.
Aerial view of the devastation cause by an explosion last night on Kincaidston Drive Ayr, Scotland, which forced
