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…