What appears to have been a gas explosion has partially destroyed a Tel Aviv apartment building.

According to initial reports, the two story building located in the HaTikva neighborhood in the South of Tel Aviv partially collapsed at around 11:00PM local time.

Magen David Adom as well as United Hatzalah volunteers raced to the scene from neighboring cities, Ramat Gan and Bnei Brak.

Two people were lightly injured, and the fire department was doing a secondary search to look for additional victims.

It is not known what caused the blast. Investigators are on the scene.

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