The cause of the explosion at the Glasgow festive event is now being investigated
A probe has been launched by Glasgow City Council into an explosion at St Enoch Square Christmas market. Two people were with burns after the Chinese Noodle stall at the outdoor event caught fire on Monday morning.
Two women who were working in a nearby kiosk when the incident happened were rushed to hospital for treatment two injured women. An onlooker described how the pair were nursing burns to their hands and face - while their jackets were left with just the stuffing from inside after the fire had burned off the nylon.
A woman, who rushed to the aid of two casualties, told the Record how she called 999 while her two colleagues Jade McDonald and Marieanne Lund ran to the nearby Tesco and Nandos to chuck water on the injured women. It is understood one of the women injured has been left with just superficial burns and was discharged from hospital on Monday night. It remains unclear what condition the second casualty is in.
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