Twenty-five people have been taken to hospital after an explosion in the Chelsea area of Manhattan, New York authorities said on Saturday. https://t.co/LlYEASLdNj— CNN (@CNN) Gas has been ruled out as the cause of the New York explosion. “Several injured transported to area hospitals.”The New York fire department subsequently said in a tweet that 25 people had been injured, none seriously. The office of the mayor of New York City, Bill de Blasio, said he was on his way to the scene. Facebook Twitter Pinterest New York City firefighters stand near the site of the blast.

Source: The Guardian September 18, 2016 01:58 UTC