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As a result of a Tuesday afternoon, 5 Adar, gas cylinder explosion in a building on Dan Street, two persons were injured lightly and transported to Shaare Zedek Medical Center.

Magen David Adom reports the call was received at 1:21PM, apparently for the explosion of a LP gas tank on the ground floor of the residential building. EMTs and paramedics treated a man and woman in their sixties, both conscious without visible signs of external injuries. They were inside the apartment at the time of the explosion.

There was a partial collapse of the ground floor as a result. Rescue workers continued operating on the scene to ensure there was no one trapped under the rubble. City engineers will inspect to determine the integrity of the building.

(YWN Israel Desk – Jerusalem/Photo Credit: ZAKA & Jerusalem Fire Spokesman Unit)