Dallas

Explosion Shakes Downtown Dallas Neighborhood

The blast happened just before 8 p.m. Saturday

An explosion emanating from an underground electrical vault rocked a downtown Dallas neighborhood Saturday night, a Dallas Fire Rescue spokesperson says.

The blast happened just before 8 p.m. in the 300 block of South Cesar Chavez Boulevard -- just across U.S. 75 from Deep Ellum on a Saturday night.

The explosion sent a column of black smoke into the air, Dallas Fire Rescue public information officer Jason Evans said.

He said Dallas firefighters and Oncor personnel were waiting for the smoke to clear, so they could safely examine the situation.

Dallas Fire Rescue personnel checked nearby buildings for smoke, he said, and located one building that had some of its windows blown out by the explosion.

Evans said no injuries were reported.

A witness told NBC 5 white smoke had been coming out of the grate where the explosion happened for 20 to 30 minutes prior to the blast.

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