At least three people, including a child, were killed and five others injured in a gas explosion that triggered a massive fire and destroyed a two-storey apartment building in Dallas's Oak Cliff neighbourhood on Thursday.
As firefighters worked the scene, friends and relatives of residents gathered nearby, many unable to reach their loved ones. The building, located south of downtown Dallas, was reduced to a blackened shell. A towering plume of black smoke was visible for miles, as reported by the AP.
