Atmos Energy says "no indication" of involvement in explosion

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Twenty-one people were injured after a suspected gas leak caused an explosion.(Tom Fox / Staff Photographer) Atmos Energy says ‘no indication’ its system was involved in Fort Worth hotel explosion]( Atmos Energy completed its safety checks and investigation, finding “no indication” of its equipment or gas lines being involved in the explosion of a hotel in downtown Fort Worth, [company officials said](. Fort Worth Fire Department officials have speculated that the explosion Monday afternoon at the Sandman Signature Hotel stemmed from a gas leak in the basement. The blast injured 21 people, with four suffering serious injuries. Atmos’ Mid-Tex Division provides natural gas to the Dallas-Fort Worth area, according to the company’s website. 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