Several people were injured following an explosion in Sunnyvale, Calif., on Thursday afternoon.
According to NBC, the blast was from an unknown source. “An initial alert said there were multiple injuries, but NBC Bay Area has not confirmed it yet,” it says.
The San Jose Mercury News reported that the explosion took place at a business. A police news release says that “hazardous materials are used as part of the manufacturing at this business,” and it added that it was isolated to a single facility. “This appears to be an industrial incident and is not being treated as a criminal event,” says the release.
#DEVELOPING: Police asking ppl to avoid 200 block of Sobrante Way. #Sunnyvale fire and hazmat crews have responded. pic.twitter.com/8nztJbiDA5
— Chris Nguyen ABC7 (@ChrisNguyenTV) February 26, 2015
WATCH LIVE: Hazmat crews respond to explosion in Sunnyvale http://t.co/IMm3KcrJuS pic.twitter.com/51XneZzqQq
— NBC Bay Area (@nbcbayarea) February 26, 2015
Hazmat situation at Sunnyvale California building after explosion. Multiple injuries reported. pic.twitter.com/EUNJ32naQ1
— Breaking News (@NewsOnTheMin) February 26, 2015
Sunnyvale Public Safety handling Hazmat incident that occurred in the 200 block of Sobrante http://t.co/lkRaUt2oaa pic.twitter.com/i3SBqcxpAY
— NBC Bay Area (@nbcbayarea) February 26, 2015
Hazmat crews were called in to deal with the aftermath.
Evacuations are currently in place.
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