Fiery Explosion Shakes Apartment Building

Eight residents and two firefighters were injured in a dramatic explosion Thursday in an apartment building in Deerfield Beach, Fla.

The early morning explosion at Deerfield East Apartments collapsed the roof on the three-story building and blew out most of the windows, The Miami Herald said.

It’s surprising … that we didn’t have any more serious injuries or fatalities, Deerfield Beach Fire Rescue spokesman Gary Fernaays told The South Florida Sun-Sentinel. We were very fortunate. We’re pretty positive we don’t have any victims.

At least 100 of the building’s 150 residents were displaced.

The Sun-Sentinel said officials were looking into propane as a possible cause. The Florida Bureau of Liquefied Petroleum Gas Inspection said it has no evidence yet that a propane leak caused the explosion, but said there have been reports that propane was stored in improper containers.