In pictures: Stockline explosion

The blast demolished the Stockline Plastics factory in Glasgow

At least 16 ambulance crews were at the scene of the explosion

Up to 200 firefighters were involved in the rescue

Fire crews said the rescue operation was extremely delicate

Some rescuers used thermal image cameras and heat-seeking equipment

Rescue services succeed in their delicate operation to pull out survivors

About 100 people are thought to work at the factory

Eyewitnesses reported that an industrial gas oven exploded.

The firemaster described the scene as being like an earthquake

The blast brought down the roof of the four-storey building, with rubble collapsing onto parked cars nearby

Fire crews said the rescue was a slow and painstaking process

Only a limited number of rescuers could be put on the rubble pile.

Fire crews established contact with a number of people trapped in the debris

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