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Caravan explodes at Moray car park as man rushed to hospital
Doors were blown off during the blast in Lossiemouth as emergency services raced to the scene.
A man has been rushed to hospital after a caravan exploded at a car park in Moray.
Emergency services raced to Church Street in Lossiemouth at around 7.30am on Monday morning after reports of the blast.
Police, ambulances and fire engines attended the vehicle fire which is understood to have been caused by a gas explosion and a 60-year-old casualty was taken to Aberdeen Royal Infirmary for treatment.
Images from the scene show the white motorhome with a door that appears to have blown off nearby inside a police cordon while a gas canister lays nearby.
A spokesperson for Police Scotland said: 'We were called to a report of a possible gas explosion within a motorhome in a car park in the Church Street area of Lossiemouth around 7.30am on Monday.
'A 59-year-old man was taken to Dr Gray's Hospital in Elgin and later transferred by road to Aberdeen Royal Infirmary for treatment.
'There are not believed to be any suspicious circumstances and there is no risk to the wider public.'
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A Scottish Fire and Rescue Service spokesperson also said: 'We were alerted at 7.30am on Monday, July 14 to reports of an explosion within a campervan in a car park near Church Street, Lossiemouth.
'Operations Control mobilised two fire appliances and firefighters assisted emergency service partners. One casualty was handed into the care of the Scottish Ambulance Service.
'Crews left the scene after ensuring the area was made safe.'
A Scottish Ambulance spokesperson added: 'We received a call at 7.26am today to attend an incident on Gregory Place in Lossiemouth.
'We dispatched one ambulance and our trauma team to the scene. We transported one male patient to Dr Gray's Hospital.'
