CORAL GABLES, FLA. (WSVN) - Rescue crews took a man to the hospital after an explosion caused a fire near the garage of a Coral Gables home.

Coral Gables Police and Fire units responded to the scene of the blaze off Coral Way, near Greenway Drive, at around 1 p.m., Wednesday.

Officials said the victim was working on a car when the blast took place.

Crews were able to put out the flames.

Paramedics transported the victim to an area hospital with burn-related injuries that were not life-threatening.

The cause of the fire remains under investigation.

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