21 Injured in Explosion at Historic Fort Worth Hotel

Investigation underway to determine the cause of the blast, suspected to be a gas leak.

A massive explosion at the historic Sandman Signature Hotel in downtown Fort Worth, Texas, injured 21 people, one critically.
The blast, believed to be caused by a gas leak, blew doors and sections of wall into the road and trapped several people in the hotel's basement.
Firefighters, state inspectors, and utility workers are investigating the exact cause of the explosion.
More than two dozen rooms were occupied at the hotel at the time of the explosion, which occurred in the middle of the afternoon at the start of the workweek.
The hotel, owned by Canadian company Northland Properties Co., has been listed on the National Register of Historic Places since 1979.