A large gas explosion at a shopping center in Plantation, Florida injured at least 21 people Saturday morning.
Plantation firefighters, Plantation police officers, Davie police officers and Davie Fire Rescue firefighters responded Saturday morning to a large explosion at the Market on University shopping center just south of The Fountains shopping center in the block of 1000 South University Drive. A west unit or west units of a 1-story retail/commercial strip mall were destroyed at the shopping center known as Market on University. The strip mall is located directly east of the LA Fitness, 1041 South University Drive in Plantation, Florida. The LA Fitness also showed significant damage after the explosion.
Injuries are reported, but there were initially no official details available as of 12:55 p.m. ET — except that firefighter/paramedics were treating multiple patients after a gas explosion.
A Publix grocery store is also located about 450 feet south-southeast of the explosion site.
A large field of debris was visible at the scene, including some large and small pieces of debris.
.@DavieFireRescue Responding to gas explosion near south university Dr. and Peters Road. Gathering more information now. @WPLGLocal10 pic.twitter.com/kQLSFaFT3e
— Roy Ramos (@RRamosWPLG) July 6, 2019
DEVELOPING: Police and fire crews are responding to an explosion with "multiple patients" at a shopping center in Florida, officials said Saturday. https://t.co/XpM9jxGPcy pic.twitter.com/irj1FSEOGY
— ABC News (@ABC) July 6, 2019
Debris everywhere following gas explosion in Plantation; University Drive is closed. pic.twitter.com/QxVvj0Mrkt
— Steven Cejas (@StevenCejas) July 6, 2019
BREAKING NEWS: Gas explosion reported at The Fountains shopping center in Plantation. There are multiple patients, Plantation Fire Rescue confirms. https://t.co/wMlmD7NXOv
— WPLG Local 10 News (@WPLGLocal10) July 6, 2019
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Plantation, Florida is located just west of Fort Lauderdale, just north of Davie Florida, and just south of Sunrise, Florida.