3 injured after reported explosion at Hard Rock Stadium
MIAMI - Three people were injured Thursday afternoon after a reported explosion possibly involving an oven at Hard Rock Stadium in Miami Gardens.
Authorities said it happened at a concession stand shortly before 3 p.m. at the stadium in the 300 block of Don Shula Drive.
Miami-Dade Fire Rescue said two of the patients had to be rushed to a trauma center and a third to a local hospital.
Images from Chopper 4 showed one person being loaded into a rescue chopper.
HazMat units were requested to investigate reports of a gas leak.
Several rescue units and police vehicles were seen outside the stadium.
A spokesperson from the Hard Rock Stadium released the following statement:
"This afternoon, an incident occurred in a concession stand on the club level of the stadium. Three workers sustained injuries and have been taken to a local hospital for further care. The cause of the incident was quickly identified and extinguished. There is no further threat and no expected impact on the Dolphins game Friday evening."
The condition of those injured is not known.
The incident remains under investigation.
