OAN's Avril Elfie
12:25 PM – Tuesday, January 9, 2024
At least 21 people were injured in an explosion at the Sandman Signature Fort Worth Downtown Hotel in Texas.
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Fort Worth Police Officer Jimmy Polozani told reporters Tuesday that the area around the hotel remains cordoned off as authorities investigate the cause of the explosion.
“This is considered the actual immediate hot zone,” Polozani said. “We are asking the community to stay away from this area.”
At least 21 people were injured in Monday's explosion, with one person in critical condition.
Polozani said no one had been found in the rubble as of Tuesday morning and there was no update on the condition of the injured.
“Search and rescue efforts were conducted overnight and are continuing this morning using specially trained dogs,” the Fort Worth Fire Department said in a post. “No additional victims have been located at this time.”
Polozani said firefighters' main task Tuesday was to remove debris from the building so they could examine it more closely.
“They are currently in wheelbarrows, one by one, trying to collect all the debris and move it out in a planned manner,” he said.
Fort Worth Fire Department spokesman Craig Trojacek said fire officials suspect “some type of gas explosion” caused the explosion, but are working with the FBI and the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives to confirm the cause. He said he is cooperating. .
“Early reports indicated that the explosion may have occurred in a restaurant under construction, but we are not 100% sure if the explosion actually started there,” Trojak said. Ta.
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