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HFD has responded to an explosion on the 17th floor of a hotel under construction downtown about two hours ago. This was reported as a boiler explosion with five burn injuries. Since it's 91 degrees out today, it certainly wasn't heating the occupancy.
This building at Texas and Austin is a diagonal block east of the old Federal Custom House which houses the Houston MEPS (formerly AFEES) where, in 1967, Muhammad Ali refused his draft notice. Two years later Entropychaser got a draft physical there courtesy of his Baytown Draft Board.
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This building at Texas and Austin is a diagonal block east of the old Federal Custom House which houses the Houston MEPS (formerly AFEES) where, in 1967, Muhammad Ali refused his draft notice. Two years later Entropychaser got a draft physical there courtesy of his Baytown Draft Board.

Explosion at downtown Houston high-rise injures multiple people, fire officials say
BREAKING: Multiple people were injured in an explosion at a high-rise on Texas Avenue in downtown Houston, fire officials confirm.
