At least 29 people have been injured in an explosion in New York, that officials say was intentionally triggered.<br /><br /> The blast shook the Chelsea neighbourhood of Manhattan on Saturday night. <br /><br /> <br /><br /><br /><br /> Video said to show moment of explosion<br /><br /> Video shows moment of IED Explosion at W 23 St & 6th Ave in Manhattan pic.twitter.com/O270bZWOzF— New York City Alerts (@NYCityAlerts) September 18, 2016<br /> <br /><br /> <br /><br /><br /><br /> ‘Intentional’ act<br /><br /> New York mayor Bill de Blasio said he believed that the explosion was “intentional” but that there was no immediate evidence of a link to terrorism.<br /><br /> The blast, described by one person as “deafening,” happened outside the Associated Blind Housing facility at 135 W. 23rd Street. It provides housing, training and other services for the blind. <br /><br /> <br /><br /> <br /><br /><br /><br /> A possible secondary device was also located in the same area, according to reports. <br /><br /> None of the injuries are said to be life-threatening.<br /><br /> Huge explosion in Chelsea blew this dumpster ... pic.twitter.com/1lSIGjRyC8— Chris Duffy (@voicehalf) September 18, 2016<br /> <br /><br /> <br /><br /><br /><br /> ‘It blew the back window out’<br /><br /> Hundreds of people were seen fleeing down the street on a cool evening, as police cordoned off the area. <br /><br /> “It was really loud, it hurt my eardrums. My 10-year-old boy was sat in the back seat of the car, and the explosion blew the back window out,” said Tsi Tsi Mallett, who was in a vehicle driving along 23rd Street when the explosion happened. Her son was not injured.<br /><br /> “It was a quiet night, and then I heard this deafening boom” https://t.co/cuYDEJILsA #NYCexplosion pic.twitter.com/g9DBTjpLuG— Connor Ryan (@connortryan) September 18, 2016<br /> <br /><br /> <br /><br /><br /><br /> Video of first few secs in #nyc #newyorkcity huge bombing pic.twitter.com/aOLWyvQTTB— Itay Cohai (@itaycohai) September 18, 2016<br /> <br /><br /> <br /><br /><br /><br /> Second blast<br /><br /> The blast happened just hours after a pipe bomb went off in a rubbish bin in a town in New Jersey, along the route of a charity race which was due to get underway. <br /><br /> FBI on scene #manhattan #explosion #chelsea pic.twitter.com/jndHkXOBpB— Avidor.Law (@JonAvidor) September 18, 2016<br />
