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Dallas Fire-Rescue said one person is in critical condition and another was injured when a gas line exploded outside an apartment building on Turtle Creek Blvd.
The mayor of Athens said the explosion was likely caused by a gas leak.
Families displaced by the blast are still struggling with basic needs – from cooking meals to accessing hot water – while repairs and answers remain elusive, the lawmaker says.
The family says the man was walking along the beach picking up discarded fireworks and other trash when he picked up what they described as a "bomb-like device" that unexpectedly exploded.
The family of Marysol Perez and her infant son, Eric Jr., is filing a lawsuit alleging gross negligence by the utility company.
Family members reflect on loss, gratitude, and the split‑second actions that kept a child alive.
Nineteen apartment units were destroyed in the Dallas explosion that claimed the lives of three people.
Jose Lopez believes he's only alive because his unit is on the back side of the Oak Cliff building that exploded.
Before striking a pipeline, causing a natural gas leak and subsequent explosion, an engineering firm did follow proper protocol to begin work at a Dallas apartment building.
The 38-year-old was one of four sisters, a wife and a mother of two.
Relatives describe Marisol Perez as a devoted parent as they prepare for a Sunday vigil.
Mission Oak Cliff says support has poured in as families displaced by the Clyde Apartments blast seek essentials.
The tank ruptured Tuesday at the Nippon Dynawave Packaging Co. facility in Longview, a city located along the southern Washington border with Oregon, killing 11 people.
Geoff Henley, who represents the Clyde apartments, said photos showed an Addison-based company's truck was at the site in Oak Cliff.
Neighbors and local leaders gathered with candles and prayers as investigators continued working to determine what caused the blast.
DFR said at about 12:47 p.m. Thursday, crews responded to a gas leak call at a complex in the 400 block of East 9th Street.
The nonprofit is currently helping 23 families, and Mission Oak Cliff will be holding a donation drive from 9 a.m. to noon on Friday.
"I've been sitting over there crying for several hours. I don't know what to do."
The incident marks China's deadliest mining accident in years.
Five people were injured when explosions occurred several hours apart at two homes on the same block of a north San Antonio neighborhood.
State records show regulators ordered the removal of a plastic gas pipe installed in the early 1970s after it was linked to multiple explosions and deaths in North Texas.
City leaders in Lake Dallas got more than an earful from residents who believe they were failed during a crisis.
A critically injured woman is suing Atmos Energy, alleging a gas leak from its system entered her home, despite no gas service, and triggered a devastating explosion.
"Mentally, it's not a good feeling," Jordan Warbington said.
Norwegian police reported on Sunday an explosion near the U.S. Embassy in the capital, Oslo, and said there were no casualties.
