Ferry explosion injures 25 in Mexico

An explosion has ripped through a ferry as it unloaded passengers in the Caribbean beach city of Playa del Carmen, Mexico, injuring at least 25 people, but authorities says none of the injuries are life-threatening.

Local civil defence director Juan Medina Sosa said 20 Mexicans, three Canadians and two Americans were injured, and all were in good condition.

The municipal government said in a statement that the victims sustained minor cuts and were taken to a hospital for treatment.

Videos posted online by the newspaper Quintana Roo Hoy showed the blast sending a fireball and debris flying sideways from the ferry as it was moored to the dock with people nearby.

The Barcos Caribe vessel was left with a gaping hole in its starboard side next to a passenger seating area.

The municipal statement said the explosion happened when passengers were getting off the boat, and the cause was not yet known..