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Dozens injured after blast sparks massive fire at block of flats in Silver Spring suburb of Washington DC

More than 150 firefighters battling the inferno as pictures of devastation emerge

DOZENS have been injured after a gas explosion ripped through an apartment block in a suburb of Washington DC.

At least 24 residents were injured by the fireball including some of the hundreds of firefighters who raced to the scene in Silver Spring, Maryland.

Dramatic images show the area surrounding the blast covered in debris and dust.

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A huge inferno broke out in an apartment block located in the Washington DC suburb of Silver Spring in the early hours of Thursday morning
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Locals reported hearing an explosion as it emerged that dozens were injured in the blast and subsequent blazeCredit: Twitter
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Police are seen inspecting the area, which has been covered in debris from the explosion. More than 150 firefighters raced to the scene to quell the flamesCredit: Twitter

One witness tweeted: "Just heard what sounded like an explosion that shook the house, then numerous police cars and fire trucks screamed by here in #SilverSpring."

Police have not confirmed if anyone died in the explosion.
ABC reporter Kevin Lewis said many on the scene had suffered "severe burns".

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Some reported hearing screaming from the building's third floor following the blast.

More than 150 firefighters are battling the fire, which occurred on the border with Washington DC.

Two were injured as they fought to rescue several residents trapped on the building's fourth floor by the flames.

The intensity of the blaze trapped some residents on the fourth floor of the apartment block
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The intensity of the blaze trapped some residents on the fourth floor of the apartment blockCredit: WJLA-TV
The destruction caused was apparently sparked by a gas explosion in the block
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The destruction caused was apparently sparked by a gas explosion in the block
Some of the dozens injured were treated in the street by medics
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Some of the dozens injured were treated in the street by medics at makeshift medical centresCredit: Twitter/Kevin Lewis
More than 150 firefighters raced to the scene, two of whom were injured as they fought to free some of those trapped on the fourth floor
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More than 150 firefighters raced to the scene, two of whom were injured as they fought to free some of those trapped on the fourth floorCredit: Twitter/Keara Dowd

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