Breaking: Massive Explosion Reported at Hotel in Fort Worth

There's been a massive explosion at a hotel in Fort Worth. Casualties are already being reported.

🔥🚨BREAKING NEWS: There was just a massive explosion at The Sandman Signature Hotel in downtown Fort Worth, Texas. There are 10 people confirmed injured by ABC News. pic.twitter.com/1NtH03iylp

— Dom Lucre | Breaker of Narratives (@dom_lucre) January 8, 2024

DEVELOPING- downtown Fort Worth explosion. Witnesses tell me they did not smell a strong odor of gas. One man says closer to the scene it smelled like paint burning. pic.twitter.com/Hra1fAwadm

— Dionne Anglin (@DAnglinFox4) January 8, 2024

BREAKING: Moment captured after major gas explosion at Sandman Hotel in Fort Worth, Texaspic.twitter.com/LBXwI6tCOM

— Insider Paper (@TheInsiderPaper) January 8, 2024

Some news outlets are calling it a gas explosion, but we're not sure of anything yet. We'll update this post as the story develops.

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Update:

Local news says it has the characteristics of a gas explosion:

JUST IN: here’s a look at the Sandman Hotel in Fort Worth post-explosion as crews work through the night.

PER FWFD:

-FD extricated multiple patients & located the missing person (alive); still searching
-Patient Count: 21 people
-Has characteristics of a gas explosion@wfaa pic.twitter.com/FZrpFX9Y25

— Matt Howerton (@HowertonNews) January 9, 2024

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