A huge explosion was felt across the San Juan Metro Area in Puerto Rico around 12:25AM EST. An explosion at a Gulf gasoline facility Friday rocked a neighborhood outside Puerto Rico's capital, causing at least some minor injuries and forcing evacuations as firefighters raced to prevent additional blasts.A column of black smoke and flames were rising from the Caribbean Petroleum Corp., a gasoline warehouse and distribution center on San Juan's bay that owns the Gulf brand in Puerto Rico. Authorities said the cause and the scale of the damage were not immediately clear.
FBI agents on the scene were among those investigating what caused the blast around 12:30 a.m. (0430 GMT), according to police chief Jose Figueroa Sancha.
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