Tuesday 20 September 2022 05:05 PM At least eight people are taken to hospital after building exploded in Chicago trends now At least eight people taken to hospital after building exploded in Chicago - sparking at least 10 ambulances to descend on the scene An explosion ripped through the top floor of a several story building on the west side of Chicago at around 9.30am Tuesday morning At least eight people were transported to local hospitals, several of whom are in critical condition There is not yet a clear cause of the explosion By Sophie Mann For Dailymail.Com Published: 16:58 BST, 20 September 2022 | Updated: 17:02 BST, 20 September 2022 Viewcomments At least eight people have been transported to area hospitals on the west side of Chicago following a building explosion Tuesday morning. Several of the individuals are reportedly in critical condition and the Chicago Fire Department has requested 10 additional ambulances and is sending a mass casualty vehicle to the scene of the collapse. A bomb squad and agents from the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives are also on the scene. The four story red-brick building is located in South Austin, Chicago on West End Avenue. The explosion occurred shortly before 9.30am Central Time. Buildings next door to the explosion site have also been evacuated. Chicago emergency services responded Tuesday morning to an explosion in the South Austin neighborhood of the city after an explosion sent bricks flying from the top of a four-story apartment building The Chicago Fire Department, as well as ATF agents and a bomb squad reported to the scene of the explosion Red bricks and rubble littered the area as neighboring buildings were also evacuated BREAKING: Building explosion on the west side of Chicago. Fire Department on scene requesting five ambulances. Image from SkyCam9 above scene at Washington and Central Ave: pic.twitter.com/9zoxvklb4U — Steve Grzanich (@SteveGrzanich) September 20, 2022 Aerial views of the west side of Chicago building explosion that sent at least six to the hospital At least eight people were transported to nearby hospitals with at least three in critical condition The owner of the damaged building, Roman Viere, said, 'Our first concern is the health, well-being and safety of our residents. We are doing everything we can to cooperate with emergency services, and we are ready to do whatever we can to support our residents.' It is not yet clear what caused the explosion. Peoples Gas – a natural gas utility serving the city of Chicago – says there is no reason, of now, to believe the incident was caused by a natural gas explosion. There is reportedly no gas odor and no equipment issues at the scene of the explosion. Share or comment on this article: All rights reserved for this news site (dailymail) and under his responsibility