3 firefighters critical, 5 other people injured in explosion at southeast Oak Cliff apartments
An explosion tore apart an apartment building in southeast Oak Cliff on Wednesday morning, injuring eight people — including four firefighters.
Dallas Fire-Rescue spokesman Jason Evans was hesitant to call the blast at the Highland Hills Apartments a gas explosion, saying that investigators were still working to determine its cause. However, residents reported smelling gas in the area overnight before the explosion, he said.
Firefighters were called about a gas leak at the complex in the 5700 block of Highland Hills Drive, near Simpson Stuart and Bonnie View roads, about 10:20 a.m. Wednesday. They could smell gas near one of the buildings when they arrived, and the blast occurred while they were investigating, Evans said.
Three of the firefighters who were hurt were hospitalized in critical condition. The fourth injured firefighter was taken to a hospital in stable condition and later released. The four other people who were in the building were also stable.
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