Texas fire official confirms fatalities, injuries in a huge blaze at residential building

A large fire destroyed a two-story apartment building in Dallas, Texas on Thursday. The blaze resulted in fatalities and injured at least four individuals.

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Texas fire official confirms fatalities, injuries in a huge blaze at residential building

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A large fire destroyed a two-story apartment building in Dallas, Texas on Thursday. The blaze resulted in fatalities and injured at least four individuals. Firefighters responded in large numbers to the incident, which produced significant plumes of black smoke. Dallas Fire-Rescue Deputy Chief Mark Berry confirmed that there have been fatalities and stated that the mission has shifted from rescue to recovery. The search for missing people is ongoing as officials work to determine the total number of casualties.

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There have been fatalities at this point.

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The mission has changed from rescue to recovery.

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The fire caused fatalities and injured at least four people.

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A huge fire destroyed a two-storey block of flats in Dallas, Texas on Thursday.

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A huge fire destroyed a two-storey block of flats in Dallas, Texas on Thursday, causing fatalities and injuring at least four people. The search for the missing people is continuing, a fire official said.The blaze sent huge plumes of black smoke into the sky and drew a massive firefighter response.“There have been fatalities at this point,” Dallas fire-Rescue Deputy Chief Mark Berry said at a news conference, adding the mission has changed from rescue to recovery. “Let us work through the recovery phase and get a total number.”

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