Several containers of gasoline led to a hazardous materials scare at a Dallas apartment Friday evening.
First responders were called to the Cielo Ranch Apartments in the 3800 block of Gannon Lane in Dallas just after 8 p.m. Friday after residents reported a foul odor. Authorities discovered several laundry detergent containers with an unknown liquid which smelled of gasoline inside an apartment unit, Dallas Fire spokesman Jason Evans said.
As a precaution, authorities evacuated an undisclosed number of residents before HazMat and Explosive Ordnance Disposal teams arrived. Authorities were able to confirm the liquid was, in fact, gasoline.
The owner of the containers was asked to come home from work to explain the containers. He told authorities the gasoline was only stored in case he needed to fill up his vehicle in an emergency, Evans said.
Residents were only allowed into their apartments after a private HazMat team was brought in by apartment management.
No criminal charges were filed, and no injuries were reported.
Evans said authorities were at the scene for over five hours during the course of the incident.
