A fire broke out at a transportation center next to the international airport in El Paso, Texas, injuring five people and sending a large tower of black smoke billowing over the city on the U.S.-Mexic

Crews are battling a large fire caused by an explosion near El Paso International Airport. (Credit: El Paso Police Department)

Multiple people have been taken to the hospital after a reported vehicle explosion ignited a large inferno Tuesday afternoon near El Paso International Airport. Just before 4 p.m., El Paso Fire Department posted on X confirming crews were responding to a condition 4 fire at the Sun Metro Transit Operations Center.

Five people were injured after a reported explosion at a bus operations center near the El Paso International Airport.