World May 28, 2026 · 1 min read

Dallas rescuers search for victims after gas explosion destroys building and ignites blaze

Four people taken to hospital but mayor said search continues for other survivors or fatalitiesSign up for the Breaking News US newsletter email Nearly 100 firefighters battled a large fire that erupted on Thursday at an apartment complex in Dallas, where debris from one collapsed building lay heape...

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The Guardian
by Roque Planas and agencies
Dallas rescuers search for victims after gas explosion destroys building and ignites blaze

Four people taken to hospital but mayor said search continues for other survivors or fatalities

Nearly 100 firefighters battled a large fire that erupted on Thursday at an apartment complex in Dallas, where debris from one collapsed building lay heaped on the ground while flames and black smoke billowed into the sky.

News video showed dozens of firefighters at the scene. Some had hoses trained on piles of smoking debris while others lifted and moved lumber and other burned wreckage as if searching for people underneath. Two firefighters with hoses towered above the blaze on long ladders, while another sprayed water from the window of an upper floor of a neighboring building.

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