Greenock gas explosion: Streets sealed off at Ocean Terminal

Firefighters attended the incident.Firefighters attended the incident.
Firefighters attended the incident.
A gas cylinder has exploded at Greenock's Ocean Terminal.

Five fire engines were sent to the scene at Patrick Street after the explosion in a commercial building shortly after 2pm.

Police blocked roads around the terminal.

A Scottish Fire and Rescue Service spokeswoman said: "We were alerted at 2.07pm to reports of an exploding gas cylinder at a commercial unit at Patrick Street, Greenock.

"Operations control mobilised five appliances to the scene where crews remain as they dampen down the single-storey building.

"There are no reported casualties."