A gas explosion at a Dallas apartment complex left at least three dead, including a child, and five injured on May 28, according to local officials.
Firefighters responded to a 911 call reporting a gas leak at an apartment complex in the Oak Cliff neighborhood around 12:47 a.m. local time. Crews began to search for victims shortly after the fire was contained.
In an update posted on X shortly after 8 p.m., Dallas Fire-Rescue spokesperson Jason Evans said two women and a child were killed in the incident.
Evans added that three people were transported to local hospitals, including one person in critical condition, and two people had self-transported to the hospital with “minor, non-life-threatening issues.”
Video shows Dallas apartment fire after deadly gas explosion
During an evening news conference on May 28, Dallas Fire Rescue Deputy Chief Mark Berry said, “We responded to a gas leak, reported gas leak. Our first responders, while they were en route to that gas leak, a subsequent explosion occurred.”
Dallas County Judge Clay Jenkins told CBS News Texas on May 29 that recovery efforts had concluded, but did not say whether additional residents had been recovered. Everyone who lived in the building was accounted for, the outlet reported, citing the property’s manager.
Video and photos from the scene showed a large plume of black smoke rising into the sky as the massive fire consumed the apartment complex.
Dallas Fire-Rescue also shared photos that showed crews hosing down the charred remains of the complex, where debris and burned wood littered the scene.
Local officials did not identify the deceased, as an investigation into the incident remains ongoing, according to authorities.
This article originally appeared on USA TODAY: Gas explosion destroys Dallas apartment building: Watch aftermath