Explosion in downtown Fort Worth, Texas, causes huge plume of smoke and scatters debris

Originally Published: 08 JAN 24 17:20 ET

Updated: 08 JAN 24 17:21 ET

By Joe Sutton, CNN

(CNN) — An explosion was reported Monday afternoon in downtown Fort Worth, a city official tells CNN.

Fort Worth Chief Communications Officer Reyne Telles says “There was an explosion in downtown” and “there was a plume of smoke seen higher than the high rises.”

Telles went on to say there is debris scattered in the area of city hall.

“We are currently working a Major Incident. Please avoid the downtown area,” the Fort Worth Police Department said in a post on X, formerly known as Twitter. “PIOs are on scene. We will share more details as soon as we can confirm more information.”

This is a developing story and will be updated.

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