«Bitte meiden Sie das Stadtzentrum»: Starke Explosion erschüttert Fort Worth in Texas

Rettungskräfte in Texas reagieren auf einen «grösseren Vorfall»: In der Innenstadt von Forth Worth ereignete sich am Montagnachmittag eine starke Explosion. Bilder zeigen grosse Zerstörung. Über Opfer gibt es noch keine Angaben.

«bitte meiden sie das stadtzentrum»: starke explosion erschüttert fort worth in texas

Starke Explosion erschüttert Fort Worth in Texas

In der Innenstadt von Forth Worth im US-Bundesstaat Texas hat sich am Montagnachmittag eine starke Explosion ereignet.

«Es gab eine Explosion in der Innenstadt und eine Rauchwolke, die höher als die Hochhäuser zu sehen war», zitiert CNN die Stadtverwaltung. Trümmer seien über ein weites Gebiet in der Nähe des Rathauses verstreut.

Ersten US-Medienberichten zufolge wurden mindestens elf Menschen verletzt. Über mögliche Todesopfer gibt es noch keine Angaben.

«Bitte meiden Sie das Stadtzentrum»

«Wir arbeiten derzeit an einem grösseren Zwischenfall», so Reyne Telles, Medienbeauftragter von Fort Worth.

«Bitte meiden Sie das Stadtzentrum», meldete die Polizei auf X. Einsatzkräfte seien vor Ort. «Wir werden weitere Details mitteilen, sobald wir weitere Informationen bestätigen können.» (kes)

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