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The Fort Worth police and fire departments are asking people to avoid downtown after a "major incident" in the area on Monday afternoon.
Multiple people were injured after an explosion at the Sandman Signature Fort Worth Downtown Hotel, according to reports. The hotel is at the corner of W. 8th and Houston streets.
Tarrant County tweeted that all county offices were closed for the day following the explosion. The family reunification area is at Sundance Square, in the 400 block of Main Street, according to the Fort Worth Fire Department.
"I was getting cash at the Frost Bank, and I heard something that appeared to sound like thunder or a very, very loud explosion that shook the glass," one bystander told KRLD. "Then I saw a bit of smoke toward the convention center area, and that's all that I really know."
"We were all just really minding our own business, and then we felt the entire building just shake violently, and our neon signs in the front were about to fall off," another bystander said. "And then we ran outside and it's like you couldn't see the other side of the street. It's just covered in smoke, covered in dust."
This is a developing story, check back for updates.
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