Over 20 people injured in apparent gas explosion at Texas hotel

Fort Worth authorities said some were trapped in basement before found by rescue crews and one person was in critical condition

An explosion at a historic Texas hotel on Monday injured more than 20 people and trapped some in the basement before they were found by rescue crews, authorities said. One person was in critical condition.

Fort Worth fire department spokesperson Craig Trojacek said investigators are confident the blast was some kind of gas explosion". The 20-story Sandman Signature hotel in the heart of downtown Fort Worth was undergoing construction.