Several injured after vehicle crashes into house in Hurst, triggers explosion
Four people were taken to local hospitals after a vehicle crashed into a house in Hurst and caused it to burst into flames.
A husband and wife were taken to Parkland Memorial Hospital in Dallas, according to Kara McKinney, a city of Hurst spokeswoman. The woman was listed in critical condition.
Their son was taken to Texas Health Harris Methodist HEB Hospital, McKinney said. Surveillance video captured footage of the crash, according to our media partners at WFAA.
<blockquote class="twitter-tweet" data-lang="en"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">Raw video: Car explodes after crashing into Hurst home, injuring 3 people and a police officer: <a href="https://t.co/uvnMCfJz6D">https://t.co/uvnMCfJz6D</a> <a href="https://t.co/IYo5pcDhzm">pic.twitter.com/IYo5pcDhzm</a></p>— WFAA (@wfaa) <a href="https://twitter.com/wfaa/status/982712805542461441?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">April 7, 2018</a></blockquote> <script async src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script>
A Hurst police officer suffered minor injuries and was taken to HEB Hospital for evaluation, while a second officer who received minor injuries was treated at the scene, according to Hurst authorities.
The driver of the vehicle that crashed into the house, Arnulfo Castro, 40, of Hurst, told officers that his brakes were not working and he lost control. The vehicle hit a gas line and caused an explosion, McKinney said. Castro did not report any injuries, McKinney said.
Castro was in police custody for not having a valid driver's license, McKinney said.
There were reports of the sound of an explosion just before the house burst into flames.
<blockquote class="twitter-tweet" data-lang="en"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">Hurst firefighters are at the scene of a fire in the 400 block of Myrtle Drive. Witnesses reported hearing an explosion. More details to come.<br><br>(Photo: Catalina Deltoro) <a href="https://t.co/hiMQLopEpd">pic.twitter.com/hiMQLopEpd</a></p>— WFAA (@wfaa) <a href="https://twitter.com/wfaa/status/982705010990616577?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">April 7, 2018</a></blockquote> <script async src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script>
The vehicle left the roadway and went into a residence in the 400 block of Myrtle Drive Saturday afternoon, McKinney said. Hurst officers responded to the call about 1 p.m. and were talking to the driver when the house exploded, a news release said.
After the explosion, officers heard screaming and forced open a back door to rescue the home's three occupants from the wreckage.
Firefighters and police were at the scene at 2 p.m. putting out the fire and managing traffic in the area.
Mitch Mitchell: 817-390-7752, @mitchmitchel3
This story was originally published April 7, 2018 at 2:42 PM with the headline "Several injured after vehicle crashes into house in Hurst, triggers explosion."