An explosion shook a crowded street in the center of the Turkish capital of Ankara, causing injuries, the country's official news agency reported Tuesday.
Vehicles and buildings were damaged by the blast on Kumrular Street near the Kizilay metro station, Anatolia reported.
An eyewitness described the scene as "terrible" and "very chaotic."
"Cars were exploding. Pieces were spreading around. We were terrified," the unnamed witness told CNN's sister network CNN Turk.
The cause of the blast was not immediately clear, officials said.
Deputy Prime Minister Besir Atalay said there were no deaths and 15 injuries, Anatolia reported.
Ankara governor Alaaddin Yuksel said officials including police and a prosecutor were investigating the cause of the blast.
He said many cars were parked on the street with garbage bags under them at the time of the blast.
Five people are in surgery, he added.
An emergency services doctor at Numune Hospital in Ankara said 10 injured people were brought to the hospital. One was in intensive care, one was in the burn unit and the other eight have light injuries, said the doctor.
None of the injuries are life-threatening, said the doctor, who did not give a name. Doctors in state hospitals are not allowed to speak to the press.
The explosion took place in front of the Cankaya municipal building, local official Bulent Tanik said on Turkish television.
He cited eyewitnesses as saying a burning gas tank had been thrown out a window onto the street.
-cnn
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