HOUSTON — An explosion inside a hotel under construction in downtown Houston injured six people late Thursday morning, according to the fire department.

The construction workers were rushed to Memorial Hermann Hospital in the Texas Medical Center.

"They are going to be things like burns, lacerations, cuts, things along these lines of varying severities," Houston Fire Department Communications Director Brent Taylor told KHOU 11. He said none of the injuries were believed to be life-threatening.

The blast blew out windows and part of the exterior walls on two sides are bulging out. Photos released by HFD show extensive damage inside the building and a large hole in the roof.

Thankfully, there weren't many people on Texas Avenue when shattered glass and debris rained down.

Uninjure

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