The NYPD is active in Chelsea, New York tonight due to an explosion that has reportedly injured multiple people.

At approximately 8:30 p.m. on Saturday night, the explosion went off inside a dumpster at around 135 23rd St. between Sixth and Seventh avenues. Emergency services have been deployed to the area, with reports and online conversation indicating that approximately 25 people have been injured.

The explosion comes hours after a previous incident where a pipe bomb went off at a New Jersey charity run. So far, there have not been any confirmed casualties.

Explosion happened at roughly 8:30pm on 23rd street between 6th and 7th avenues. Several injured transported to area hospitals. — J. Peter Donald (@JPeterDonald) September 18, 2016

Manhattan: Box 615, West 23 St & 6th Ave. U/D; IED Explosion with injuries. Area evacuated. Pic via @elisabetherapy pic.twitter.com/6NeBqg0tj3 — New York City Alerts (@NYCityAlerts) September 18, 2016

Manhattan: Box 615, West 23 St & 6th Ave. U/D; IED Explosion in dumpster, multiple injured, photo via @voicehalf pic.twitter.com/pDKaPeoJmp — New York City Alerts (@NYCityAlerts) September 18, 2016

#Explosion outside our apartment at 23rd and 6th in #newyork. Terrified. Hoping everyone is okay. pic.twitter.com/i3q4cG7aWT — N∑H∆ (@nnehajainn) September 18, 2016

Chelsea explosion. Area now locked off pic.twitter.com/rKfMMnAnus — jenheck (@jenheck) September 18, 2016

Watch on #Periscope: Explosion in NYC https://t.co/poI2JXvyA3 — Motor City Muckraker (@MCmuckraker) September 18, 2016

LATEST: 25 people injured after explosion on 23rd St. in NYC, FDNY says; injuries appear to be non-life threatening. https://t.co/jNYOEi2Sqe — ABC News (@ABC) September 18, 2016

Officials confirm 25 injuries, none appear to be life threatening. Ruled out gas explosion. Broken glass, debris all over 23rd street. — Laurie Segall (@LaurieSegallCNN) September 18, 2016

First responders have the area on lockdown, with the explosion site being cordoned off as investigations get underway. Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump has offered an initial response to the news.

Video: Trump speculating on what is happening in New York tonight pic.twitter.com/yPvMsGbfYq — Brandon Wall (@Walldo) September 18, 2016

UPDATE – 9:56 p.m. ET: Fox interviewed an eyewitness to the explosion.

Police are continuing to search for any secondary devices that might have been armed in the nearby area.

#BREAKING: police dogs searching for secondary device; #FDNY confirms 25 injuries; 24 minor 1 serious. pic.twitter.com/K29leIuufC — Josh Einiger (@JoshEiniger7) September 18, 2016

Watch a live-stream from Chelsea here:

UPDATE – 10:17 p.m. ET: CNN is reporting that the explosion might have been caused by an improvised explosive device:

CNN: Investigators say preliminary information indicates explosion in Manhattan is from IED near or inside a dumpster. — Oliver Darcy (@oliverdarcy) September 18, 2016

UPDATE – 10:33 p.m. ET: NYPD Counter-terrorism Chief James Waters issued this tweet on the current situation.

At this time, 25 confirmed wounded but none with life-threatening injuries. Actively monitoring situation. #Chelsea — NYPDCounterterrorism (@NYPDCT) September 18, 2016

UPDATE – 11:11 p.m. ET: Police might have located a second explosive device.

JUST IN: NYPD investigating possible "secondary" suspicious device on 27th St between 6th and 7th Avenues. pic.twitter.com/kHzJxquwTd — ABC News (@ABC) September 18, 2016

UPDATE – 11:20 p.m. ET: A purported video of the explosion has emerged.

UPDATE – 11:35 p.m. ET: New York Mayor Bill de Blasio and several high-ranking members of the NYPD held a presser from Chelsea, where they gave details about the investigation.

The mayor stated that the explosion was “intentional,” but that it is too early to call it an act of terrorism, or connect it to the incident in New Jersey. The police commissioner stated that 29 people were injured in total, that none of the injuries are life-threatening, and there is no evidence of a credible threat to the city.

UPDATE – 11:42 p.m. ET: After concluding an event tonight with the Congressional Black Caucus, Hillary Clinton spoke with reporters about the explosion. As she spoke, Clinton was asked about how the explosion could affect the race, as well as her response to Trump preemptively calling the blast a bomb attack:

HRC refers to “bombings in New York,” then is asked if Trump jumped the gun when he immediately called it a “bomb” pic.twitter.com/MBaMvRMJUr — Brett LoGiurato (@BrettLoGiurato) September 18, 2016

UPDATE – 12:10 a.m. ET: Various reporters are stating that a pressure cooker has been discovered, which might be a second explosive device:

Law enforcement sources tell me & #NY1 2nd device on 27th street is a pressure cooker, but #NYPD not sure if it is junk or an explosive yet. — Dean Meminger (@DeanMeminger) September 18, 2016

Sources telling @pdoocy that 2nd device discovered in #NYC is a pressure cooker. #NYCExplosion — Heather Childers (@HeatherChilders) September 18, 2016

UPDATE – 12:42 a.m. ET: The second device has been confirmed as a pressure cooker explosive, and it is connected to a a wired cell phone:

BREAKING NEWS: Second device found in Manhattan is a pressure cooker, sources tell Fox News https://t.co/ZCwe3oy1mG — Fox News Alert (@foxnewsalert) September 18, 2016

NEW: NYC residents receive emergency alert asking residents on West 27th St. in NYC to stay away from windows: pic.twitter.com/90f9mH10ky — Good Morning America (@GMA) September 18, 2016

BREAKING PHOTO! Here is the second device found by a NYSP Sgt. At 27 street and 7 Ave. investigation is ongoing pic.twitter.com/x7o9Rr30I3 — New York City Alerts (@NYCityAlerts) September 18, 2016

UPDATE – 8:08 a.m. ET: President Obama has been briefed on the explosion.

Street closures have continued into this morning, WNBC reports, and as of now, while authorities have not yet ruled the explosion was an act of terrorism, it has not been ruled out yet.

UPDATE – 9:06 a.m. ET: Bellevue says that all 11 patients they received have been released:

We received a total of 11 patients from the 23rd St. explosion that occurred on Sept. 17. All patients have since been treated & released. — BellevueHospital (@BellevueHosp) September 18, 2016

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