A man has been taken to hospital following an explosion at a house in Dixon Road, Whitburn.
A number of residents in the street raised the alarm about 09:30 yesterday morning after hearing a bang.
A neighbouring house was evacuated to allow for investigations into the incident to continue.
Three fire engines and a heavy rescue unit responded to the incident and put out the blaze.
A police spokesman said: “The male householder has been taken by ambulance to a local hospital, where he is being treated by medical staff.”
John graduated from Telford College in 2010 with an HNC in Practical Journalism and since then he worked for the North Edinburgh News, The Southern Reporter, the Irish News Review and The Edinburgh Reporter. In addition he has been published in the Edinburgh Evening News and the Hibernian FC Programme.
