Explosion in historic hotel in Texas, 21 people injured, many people rescued, devastation after the blast

Forth Price Hearth Division spokesman Craig Trojsek informed reporters, “We do know that there was some construction going on underneath the restaurant. We’re not 100 percent certain that’s where it actually originated.”

It isn’t identified how most of the injured had been lodge visitors or others. Fourteen individuals had been transported to space hospitals, ABC News reported, citing officers.

A person who was initially unaccounted for was discovered throughout a search by firefighters, in keeping with officers. Trojasek mentioned firefighters rescued individuals contained in the lodge basement.

Instantly after the explosion, firefighters had been seen wading by particles scattered throughout the road, together with window shards and exterior elements, ABC News reported.