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Wall collapses after Dundee city centre explosion

Graeme Ogston
Tayside and Central reporter
BBC A badly damaged wall with bricks strewn across the ground. An electricity company worker surveys the scene from a balcony at the top of a flight of stairs. Red and white tape has been used to cordon off the sceneBBC
Power company SSEN said the explosion was caused by a "significant equipment failure"

A wall has collapsed after an explosion at an electricity sub-station in Dundee city centre.

The incident happened near the Overgate Centre at about 10:40. There have been no reported injuries.

Emergency services remain at the scene, which has been cordoned off.

Scottish and Southern Electricity Networks (SSEN) said the explosion was caused by a "significant equipment failure".

Sam Honeyman A badly damaged wall, with bricks strewn on the ground, following an explosion. Two bystanders survey the scene. Sam Honeyman
No-one is thought to have been injured in the explosion

It is understood no SSEN employees were working at the site at the time of the explosion and no customers have lost power as a result.

A spokesperson for SSEN said: "We are responding to an incident at a substation adjacent to Overgate Shopping Centre in Dundee, where a significant equipment failure has taken place.

"The network was disconnected automatically to make supplies safe, and teams are on site to support relevant authorities.

"An urgent investigation into the cause is now under way."

A police car and fire engine at the scene of an incident
Emergency services remain at the scene of the incident