A man has been arrested following an attempted murder in Glasgow.
Two people were rushed to hospital after a gas explosion at a flat on Kennedar Drive, in Govan, on Friday morning.
A 26-year-old man is said to be in a critical condition after suffering serious burns in the incident.
A 30-year-old woman was taken by ambulance to the Queen Elizabeth University Hospital for treatment to minor injuries and later discharged.
Police are treating the incident as attempted murder and have arrested a 26-year-old man.
A spokeswoman for Police Scotland added: "Enquiries are continuing."
Neighbours reported hearing screaming coming from the flat after the blast at around 7.05am.
Neighbour, Lola Ayangoke, said: “I was awoken by a large bang and I came outside to see the woman screaming for help out of the window. She was leaning out the window screaming ‘help me, help, help’.
“The man was cowering down next to her in the window like this (she crouched down on the floor and covered her head with her arms).
“He didn’t say a word, I think he was in shock.
“She was carried out the window on the ladder.”
Superintendent Craig Smith, Greater Glasgow Police Division, said: "Enquiries carried out so far have revealed that the explosion was as a result of a deliberate act within the flat.
"The flat has been significantly damaged, however, the impact of the blast did not affect other properties in the block and the 23 people who had been evacuated have been allowed back into their homes."
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