Authorities in Florida say multiple people were injured in a gas explosion at a strip mall Saturday afternoon.

Photographs and videos reported by various news outlets show extensive damage to The Fountains, a shopping center in Plantation, Fla., where a gas explosion reportedly occurred around noon. An LA Fitness location was among multiple businesses damaged in the explosion.

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The city's fire department tweeted that there were "multiple patients," though no additional information on victims was immediately available.

Gas explosion 800 blk SUD multiple patients

SuD closed — Plantation Fire (@PlantationFire) July 6, 2019

Video taken of the aftermath shows parking lots and other areas covered in debris as fire alarms continue to blare.

#BREAKING Gas explosion reported at The Fountains shopping center in Plantation, FL. pic.twitter.com/TxRd7Dh3TF — Parker Branton (@ParkerBranton) July 6, 2019

plantation explosion at LA Fitness...hope everyone is ok pic.twitter.com/l2Ll89y9Uw — Cocky Heat Fan Season (@xRobJr) July 6, 2019

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