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Gemma Ryder & Amy Duffy

St Enoch Square explosion victims 'screamed in pain' with singed hands and jackets burnt off

A woman who rushed to help two females injured in yesterday's explosion at St Enoch Square has told how the victim's hands and faces were singed and their jackets burnt to a crisp.

Glasgow Live previously reported on a gas canister explosion at the busy city centre Christmas markets which resulted in two being rushed to Glasgow Royal Infirmary as police cordoned off the area to investigate.

The two women injured were working nearby the Chinese Noodle stall at the markets, which caught fire on Monday morning around 11am. Lyndsey Meppem, one of the women organising the event, raced to help the pair along with two colleagues after grabbing water from nearby Tesco and Nando's and throwing it on the casualties until medics took over.

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