TIJUANA, Mexico — At least four people were injured and 150 people were evacuated Friday after a gas explosion at a Tijuana apartment building, authorities said.
The explosion happened at around 11:15 a.m. at the Edificio Hipodromo in Tijuana, KGTV reported.
When officials arrived, they found four people hurt, including two children, according to KNSD.
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Three of the people injured suffered third-degree burns, and one person had a foot laceration, the television station reported. The three victims were described as a 2-year-old child and two adult females, ages 25 and 45, according to KGTV.
All three were transported by San Diego Fire Rescue to UCSD Medical Center in the United States, the television station reported.
Televisa reported that the blast caused damage to nearby homes and left debris in the streets on opposite sides of the building, KGTV reported.
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