LAKE DALLAS, Texas — A woman critically injured in last week’s home explosion in Lake Dallas has filed a lawsuit against Atmos Energy Corporation, alleging the company’s negligence led to the blast that leveled the home and left her with life-altering injuries.
The lawsuit, filed Tuesday in Dallas County, comes days after a house fire in the 600 block of Moseley Street escalated into an explosion that rattled the neighborhood and displaced multiple families.
According to the lawsuit, Jessica Bailey Lopez claims an “uncontrolled release of natural gas” from Atmos Energy’s system entered her home before igniting on March 19. The explosion, described by witnesses as sounding like “a bomb going off,” destroyed the residence and sent debris across the neighborhood…