As many as 25 people were injured in an explosion aboard a ferry docked in Playa Del Carmen, Mexico on Wednesday.
Video of the incident shows several people on the dock at the time of the explosion.
Amazingly, there are no reported deaths or life-threatening injuries. Twenty Mexicans, three Canadians and and two Americans are among the injured, according to ABC News.
The cause of the explosion is under investigation.
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