Dallas apartment explosion: Lawsuit filed on behalf of mother and son killed in blast

Atmos Energy is facing another wrongful death lawsuit in the wake of the deadly apartment explosion in Oak Cliff earlier this year.
By Steven Dial at FOX 4 KDFW (Dallas-Fort Worth) · · 1 min read

Atmos Energy is facing another wrongful death lawsuit in the wake of the deadly apartment explosion in Oak Cliff earlier this year.
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