Wilson said she was treated by paramedics and was okay. “My mother was right when it happened, and so she got hit by glass shards, and her whole leg was just bloody,” Wilson said.
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Marquez Wilson, a 14-year-old who lives in a different building in the complex, said the explosion blast shattered the windows in his family’s apartment, spraying glass. More people sustained minor injuries, though exactly how many is unclear. Evans described the four civilians’ condition as stable.Īmid the charred wreckage, furniture, decorations and belongings from inside the 10 apartment units were visible. One firefighter was released Wednesday afternoon. Three of the firefighters remain in critical condition, according to Dallas Fire Rescue. The blast sent eight people to the hospital – four firefighters and four civilians. He said it sounded like a bomb.Īfter the explosion, Butler said he saw one firefighter who appeared to have been thrown across the courtyard by the force of the explosion and severely injured.īutler said he and other residents fled the complex for fear of further explosions. Paul Butler, who lives in an adjacent building in the complex, said he was feeding his baby at the time. Windows in nearby buildings were shattered and debris sprayed in all directions, some of it landing in an empty field across the street, dozens of yards away. Not long after that, an explosion tore through the building, igniting a massive blaze and collapsing one side entirely. “When our firefighters arrived, they went to investigate an apartment building near the entry gate in the complex where there was a strong smell of gas,”Jason Evans, a spokesman for Dallas Fire Rescue, said. The complex is located near Bonnie View Road and Simpson Stuart Road, a half-mile from Paul Quinn College. Residents of the the community called 911 shortly after 10 a.m. The explosion at the Highland Hills Apartments was caused by a natural gas leak, according to Dallas police.
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