Massive Explosion in Fort Worth Leaves Multiple Injuries

DALLAS, TX - OCTOBER 24: A Fort Worth Police car is parked outside the funeral service for Atatiana Jefferson on October 24, 2019, at Concord Church in Dallas, Texas. On October 12, 2019 Jefferson was at home with her nephew when Fort Worth police officer Aaron Y. Dean, who was responding to a non-emergency call, fired one shot through a window, killing her. Dean has since resigned from the department and been charged with murder. Some Fort Worth officers attended the funeral. (Photo by Stewart F. House/Getty Images)
A Fort Worth Police car is parked on October 24, 2019, at Concord Church in Dallas, Texas. (Photo by Stewart F. House/Getty Images)

OAN’s Sophia Flores
3:04 PM – Monday, January 8, 2024

A “major incident” has occurred in downtown Fort Worth, Texas.

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On Monday afternoon, the Fort Worth Fire Department swiftly responded to reports of a gas explosion at the Sandman Hotel on Houston Street in downtown.

The explosion occurred within the W.T. Waggoner Building, a towering structure standing at 20 stories high.

Fort Worth Chief Communications Officer Reyne Telles described the scene and stated that “there was a plume of smoke seen higher than the high rises.”

According to Medstar, at least 11 people are injured. One patient is believed to be in critical condition while two are seriously injured.

Police and firefighters have urged citizens to avoid the area.

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