About 40 to 50 firefighters responded in total.
John Howard Ore, 36, also faces charges for two additional separate fires, according to police.
Del’s Charcoal Burgers opened in Richardson in 1957. It’s one of the region’s oldest restaurants.
Five of the building’s 24 units were occupied at the time of the blaze.
The cause of the blaze remains under investigation.
Justin Ball immigrated to the U.S. from England more than 30 years ago, joining the city’s fire department in 1997. He has since risen through the ranks.
Ball has served in every rank since joining the department in 1997 and has led as interim chief since June.
The candidates met with officials Thursday as the city nears a decision on who will lead Dallas Fire-Rescue — one of two top public safety posts the city plans to fill soon.
Over a dozen people confirmed killed during SoCal’s wildfire disaster.
More specifically, we dig into the longest-running Dallas Hooters, in the West End, which is temporarily closed.
The hopefuls include two current fire chiefs from North Texas, Houston’s former head fire chief and a chief from Florida.
The largest blaze that has yet to be fully contained Sunday is the Pauline Road Fire north of Houston.
The 2,360-acres fire was 45% contained as of Thursday evening.
The cause of the 9,858-acre Crabapple Fire was still unknown Tuesday.
Firefighters began responding to the incident around 3:40 p.m., officials say
Fire 65% contained, but “today’s conditions could ignite more fire.”
The building, which contained 18 units, was only half occupied.
Western areas of North and Central Texas are under a red flag warning from 11 a.m. to 10 p.m., according to the National Weather Service in Fort Worth.
The Crabapple fire in Central Texas spurred evacuations Saturday afternoon.
Three people were killed Friday in car crashes in the Texas Panhandle caused by a dust storm, according to Sgt. Cindy Barkley with the state’s department of public safety.
