‘Everyone is devastated,’ apartment owner says gas line ruptured during soil sample boring

The owner of the Dallas apartment building destroyed in an inferno on Thursday says an engineering firm was doing soil testing when a gas line was ruptured, sparking a five-alarm fire that killed at least three people and injured five others.

In a statement on Friday, Geoff Henley, an attorney representing the owner of the Clyde Apartments, said a subcontractor was boring in the area when the gas line was hit.

The ruptured line ignited, and the two-story apartment building was consumed by fire. Dallas Fire-Rescue confirmed Thursday night that three fatalities had been confirmed and that five others were injured…

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