Multiple people injured after explosion rocks downtown Youngstown, Ohio

Multiple people were injured, one critically, in an explosion in downtown Youngstown, Ohio, Tuesday, hospital officials confirmed.

The explosion occurred near Central Square, according to police, who urged people to avoid the downtown area.

“Emergency services are on the scene, and the situation is being actively managed,” the Youngstown Police Department said in a post on Facebook Tuesday evening.

Mercy Health said Tuesday evening it is treating seven people who were injured in the incident, including one person in critical condition.

Police did not say what may have caused the explosion, which impacted a building that contains a Chase bank and apartments.

A Chase spokesperson told ABC News the company is in “close contact with local officials to check on the safety of everyone in the building and area.”

“After that, we’ll work to determine what happened and to assess the damage,” the spokesperson said.

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