An explosion in the Hague, The Netherlands, caused the front of a building to collapse, said the city’s fire department. Several homes collapsed in the incident and surrounding homes became unstable, Euronews reports.
Two people have been taken out from the rubble and taken to the hospital but the number of people who were inside the houses remains unknown, said the fire department.
The city’s aviation police tweeted that the explosion may have been a gas explosion.
RTL News reported that residents from other houses have been evacuated since the entire block of houses could potentially collapse.
Another local media outlet tweeted photos of emergency services going to the scene of the incident.
Video of the collapsed building facade was taken by a reporter at Redactie District8.
The cause of the explosion is unclear at this time.