Three people have been taken to hospital after a gas explosion in a house in Leixlip, Co Kildare.
The incident happened in the Riverdale Court estate at about 12.30am this morning after Bord Gáis technical staff made a gas leak safe in an adjoining house to which they were alerted at 9pm last night.
Another three houses in the estate were evacuated.
The area has now been declared safe.
An investigation has been launched into the cause of the incident.
