An image taken by drone of the scene in Gorse Park, Kincaidston, where two adults and two children were taken to hospital following a large explosion at a house on Monday. Picture date: Tuesday October 19, 2021..
No prosecutions are to be sought over an explosion in Kincaidston which seriously injured a family last year, investigators have confirmed.
Two adults and two children were treated in hospital and four houses were destroyed after the explosion in Gorse Park.
The Health and Safety Executive (HSE) has been investigating the cause of the explosion since October 18, and on Tuesday, August 9 it confirmed it would not be seeking to prosecute any individual or any company over the incident.
In a statement, a spokesman said: "Our thoughts are with those impacted by this incident.
"Having investigated it fully, the HSE will be taking no further action."
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