UPDATE Five people remain in critical condition at hospitals around Florida, multiple sources report. There are no reported fatalities at this time.
A series of large explosions have erupted at a gas plant in Tavares, Florida — causing multiple injuries and forcing evacuations of homes up to a mile away.
According to the Orlando Sentinel, the explosions began just before 11 p.m. at Blue Rhino, a propane tank-exchange business at 300 C.R. Road 448. A deputy said someone may have been filling a propane tank with a leak and a spark ignited, but that information is preliminary.
Residents reported seeing flames up to five miles away as well as hearing several explosions.
Fire officials are working to contain the still blazing fires that continue at the plant, however, propane tanks continue to explode at the scene. Information on injuries and possible fatalities is limited at this time but officials have set up a mass casualty scene.
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