High-rise evacuated for ‘slight smell of gas’

By CNN Newsource

Published June 17, 2022 12:26 PM

By Julia Falcon

DALLAS (KTVT) — The entire apartment building at the East Quarter Residences was evacuated earlier this evening.

At 6:57 p.m., Dallas Fire-Rescue units were dispatched to a call for a carbon monoxide emergency at 315 South Cesar Chavez Boulevard.

Dallas Fire-Rescue said that initial reports indicated alarms were going off on multiple floors. Some residents complained that there was a slight smell of gas and one resident was taken to a local hospital for evaluation.

The Plano Fire Department and HazMat teams joined Dallas Fire-Rescue for readings in the 20-story high-rise building.

According to Dallas Fire-Rescue, there have been multiple floors with positive readings. Officials are still trying to identify the source.

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