AN UPDATE has been provided following an incident at St Enoch Christmas Market.

It has been confirmed that a gas canister exploded at a food stall at around 11am this morning. 

Two people were taken to hospital.

We previously reported that officers are at the scene, which has been cordoned off. 

Police Scotland released a statement following the incident.

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They wrote: "We were made aware of an explosion involving a gas canister at a food stall in St Enoch Square in Glasgow around 11am on Monday, December 5.

"Emergency services are currently at the scene and the area has been closed off while work is ongoing to establish the full circumstances.

"The incident is not being treated as suspicious."

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Howard Street is currently closed, and drivers are being urged to use another route, while access to the car park on Howard Street is available via Jamaica Street. 

A SFRS spokesperson said: “We were called to assist emergency service partners around 11am on Monday, December 5, to reports of a gas explosion within the Christmas Market at St Enoch Square, Glasgow.

“Operations control mobilised three appliances to the scene.

“Two casualties were handed into the care of the Scottish Ambulance Service.”

A Scottish Ambulance Service spokesperson added: “We received a call at 11am to attend an incident at St Enoch Square, Glasgow.

“We dispatched two ambulances to the scene and two patients were conveyed to the Glasgow Royal Infirmary.”