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20 people were injured after an apparent gas explosion shattered parts of a shopping mall in USA.
USA Fire Authority says firefighters were searching for other injured people but believe all have been taken to hospitals for treatment.
Update: All stores and businesses in the area of the Fountains Plaza and the Plantation Marketplace plaza near LA Fitness will be shut down until futher notice until Fire Personnel can determine that it is safe to return. Please do not come into this area if possible.
— Plantation Police (@PlantationPD) July 6, 2019
In one social media video posted after the blast, people are seen surveying the aftermath, which included damaged cars and water cascading from an upper floor of a building.
The state fire marshal and other local agencies are investigating the cause.
[Source:CNN]
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