Watch: Explosion near Linz airport in Austria; 9 injured

An explosion occurred on Thursday at a garbage disposal facility near Linz airport in Austria, according to local media reports. Austrian police say that at least 9 people have been injured in the incident. Three of them were seriously injured.

Thirteen fire brigades were rushed to the scene of the incident that occured shortly after 8 a.m. local time in Hörsching municipality. There was no immediate word on the cause of the explosion. There are no indications that the explosion at a waste disposal facility in Austria was caused by a terrorist attack, a police spokesman said.

Linz Airport is a primary international airport located near Linz, the third-largest city in Austria.

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Visuals being shared on social media show huge plumes of smoke rising from the area.

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Air traffic was not affected by the fire, Sputnik reported. According to Linz Airport, the wind was blowing in a favorable direction, driving the smoke column away from the apron of the airport. Linz Airport does not expect that flights will be canceled.