An explosion has been reported at a Melbourne shopping centre (Picture: @justgeorge2016/Twitter)

There has been an explosion at a shopping centre in Melbourne.

Witnesses have described seeing ‘fireballs’ in a blast at Frankston shopping centre in Australia.

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The suspected explosion comes after a vehicle mowed down Christmas shoppers in the busy city centre of Melbourne.

Australia’s media are reporting the explosion was caused by gas bottles and it is not believed the incidents are connected in any way.


Amichai Stein, a Tech and Foreign Affairs correspondent, said that shoppers were being allowed back in to the shopping centre following a brief evacuation.

The explosion was reported hours after a car crashed into crowds in Melbourne (Picture: @justgeorge2016/Twitter)

Police said the collision was a ‘deliberate act’ and confirmed that at least 14 people had been injured.



Several are said to be in critical condition.