At least 15 injured after the explosion of a Florida shopping center

The blast took place near the LA Fitness gym, located inside the mall, and the images collected by the local WPLG channel show the severely damaged structure and broken glbad fragments or ripped from the building, as well as debris scattered in the parking lot.

There was a strong police presence there, from the local agency, from nearby towns, as well as from the Broward County Sheriff's Office, where Plantation, a nearby town of Fort Lauderdale, is located.

The streets were closed to traffic by the plantation police, who cordoned off the area.

"All stores and businesses in the Fountains Plaza and Plantation Marketplace Plaza areas near LA Fitness will remain closed until further notice, until firefighters can determine that it is safe to go home, "reported the police agency on his Twitter account. .

Some neighbors in the region said in the social networks that they heard an explosion, which was followed by a strong shock.

"We felt that the whole building was shaking, the roofs started to collapse and the windows flew," Christina J. told the Miami Herald.

The shopping center has more than fifty stores, including restaurants and sports or clothing stores.