HOUSTON — A boiler explosion inside a hotel under construction in downtown Houston injured multiple people late Thursday morning, according to Houston fire officials.

What we know

The Houston Fire Department said the incident happened around 11:08 a.m. at a building located at 1319 Texas Avenue near Austin Street, just west of Discovery Green.

The building is a 17-story Holiday Inn Express and Staybridge Suites hotel project that has been under construction since October 2023. The 275-room development was expected to open in October 2025. It is one of the larger hotel projects underway in downtown Houston.

What happened

Fire officials said the explosion occurred in the boiler room near the top of the building, blowing out windows and siding. Witness video and images from Air 11 showed

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