Waymo blocks Dallas road as first responders rush to explosion

Newly released body camera video following an apartment explosion shows a Dallas County deputy constable trying to move a Waymo vehicle that appeared to be blocking the way of first responders.Waymo blocks Dallas firefightersThe body camera video that was released to the public on Thursday shows what happened in the moments following a natural gas explosion and five-alarm fire that killed three people and injured five others. Dallas County Precinct 5 Deputy Constable Jonathan Banda found the empty Waymo partially blocking the route fire trucks needed to take to get to the burning apartment building.With no driver behind the wheel, the deputy constable had to get inside the vehicle to clear the street so emergency crews could reach the scene.In the video, Deputy Constable Banda can be heard trying to get the car to move."You’ve got to get out the way," he said. "Go forward. Go!"After pressing a button for rider support, he talked to a Waymo employee who told him the "system seems to be
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