HOUSTON - Several people had been hurt in an explosion at a gas company in the US state of Texas on Tuesday, officials said.

The sheriff's office in  Montgomery County, Texas, had confirmed that people were injured in the blast that took place at about 12:25 pm at the Amerigas Cylinder Exchange facility in eastern Montgomery County, according to the local TV channel ABC13.

Rescuers were reportedly on their way to the scene. They said six or seven people might be suffering from burns.

The cause of the explosion was not immediately available.