A large explosion rocked the city of Zarqa in Jordan, northeast of the country's capital Amman
Residents in Zarqa said windows of homes were shattered in parts of of the city, where large flames could be seen.
Jordan's state news agency said the explosions were in the Ghabawi area, east of Zarqa city.
The late night explosion had initially drawn comparisons on social media to the Beirut blast in August, which killed about 190 people, injured 6,000 more and devastated whole neighbourhoods in the Lebanese capital.
