At approximately 11am ET this morning, a row house in Philadelphia collapsed after a violent explosion took place injuring at least 8, authorities say. The surrounding blocks have all been evacuated and emergency crews have since responded to the scene. Those injured have been taken and tended to at Thomas Jefferson University Hospital, MyFoxPhilly.com reports.

As of now, the primary culprit behind the explosion and subsequent collapse is a gas leak from the 400 block of Daly Street. CBS Notes, “Crews with the Philadelphia Gas Works responded to the scene to turn off gas service in the area and PECO turned off electric to homes on the impacted street.”

Fire officials say the incident was placed under control before 12:30 p.m. One of the eight injured was a child thought to have been harmed by falling glass during the incident. They also mentioned one of the injured being a contractor supposedly working in the basement during the explosion and collapse. CBS cites further, “Fire officials say there was a contractor in the basement of the home reportedly working on the hot water heater at the time of the explosion. That contractor was seriously injured and taken to Hahnemann [University Hospital] in critical condition.”

Almost two months ago, aix people were killed and at least 13 people were injured following a building collapse in Center City Philadelphia. Crane operator Sean Benschop had been charged with six counts of involuntary manslaughter, multiple counts of recklessly endangering others, and risking a catastrophe.

Benschop, 43, is held on $1.5 million bail awaiting his criminal trial. A law enforcement source has said Benschop, while using an excavator, improperly undermined a four-story building, causing a wall to fall onto the adjacent Salvation Army thrift store.

This is a developing story. Stay tuned to BostInno as we’ll be sure to keep you updated as more information continues to be made publicly available.