Authorities have reported that at least four individuals sustained injuries after an explosion and subsequent fire erupted at an apartment building in Dallas.
The incident occurred at approximately 1:20 p.m. at a two-story apartment complex situated in the Oak Cliff neighborhood, as stated by Fox 4 News. Nearly 100 firefighters were dispatched to tackle the emergency.
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A devastating explosion on Thursday led to a fire at a Dallas apartment building, injuring at least four people, according to reports. (KDFW)
Multiple casualties have been reported, with one individual transported to a hospital. However, details regarding the severity of the injuries remain unclear at this time.
According to sources cited by FOX 4, fire crews were on their way to the scene to investigate a reported gas leak when the explosion occurred.
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An apartment building seen from above on fire in Dallas. (KDFW)
People in the area reported hearing an explosion before the fire, but the exact cause of the blaze was unknown. In addition, windows on neighboring buildings appeared to be blown out and debris was scattered across the street.
There also appeared to be a utility truck that was affected by the fire, the news station reported.
It was not clear how many people were in the building at the time.
Fox News Digital has reached out to Dallas Fire-Rescue. A large plume of black smoke could be seen above the fire.

A plume of black smoke seen at a Dallas apartment building fire. (KDFW)
Dallas Mayor Eric Johnson encouraged everyone to pray for those impacted by the fire.
“We ask everyone to please pray for our Dallas Fire-Rescue personnel who are still fighting this fire,” he wrote on X. “They do an amazing job under very, very difficult circumstances like this. And we just pray that they will be safe while they try to save and help every single person they can affected by this,” said Dallas Mayor Eric Johnson.
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