Three people killed, five injured in gas explosion at Dallas apartment building

Three people were killed and at least five others were hospitalized when a gas explosion destroyed a Dallas apartment complex Thursday afternoon, city officials said

Three people were killed and at least five others were hospitalized when a gas explosion destroyed a Dallas apartment complex Thursday afternoon, city officials said.

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The blaze erupted just before 1 p.m. in the Oak Cliff neighborhood, according to Dallas Fire-Rescue and the Dallas Police Department.

Dallas Fire-Rescue said that the incident was deemed a two-alarm fire when crews responded to a call about a gas leak but that it escalated into a five-alarm fire.