Emergency response after heavy smoke, flames reported in downtown Omaha Crews block roads near 17th & Capitol Ave after reported explosion Share Updated: 9:11 PM CDT Apr 5, 2021 Crews block roads near 17th & Capitol Ave after reported explosion Share Updated: 9:11 PM CDT Apr 5, 2021 Hide Transcript Show Transcript OMAHA STARTS WITH BREAKING NEWS. DAVID: REPORTS OF AN EXPLOSION DRAW A LARGE POLICE PRESENCE TO DOWNTOWN OMAHA TONIGHT. ALEXANDRA: WE KNOW IT HAND NEAR 17th AND CAPITOL. DALAUN DILLARD JOINS US LIVE FROM T SCENE. DALAUN: THE 16th AND CAPITOL WAS THE EXPLOSION. THE GOOD NEWS IS NO ONE WAS INJURED. I WANT TO GET INTO VIDEO THAT YOU CAN SEE WE GOT HERE WITHIN THE PAST 15 OR 20 MINUTES. ALL OF THIS HAPPENING BY THE DOUBLE TREE HOTEL. I'M TOLD BY TRO DOUBLE TREE THAT THEY HAD TO EVACUATE AND HAD SMOKE IN THE HALLWAYS AND LIGHTS FLASHING IN THEIR ROOM. >> EVERYTHING HAS STOPPED BURNING IN THERE. THERE IS NO MORE SMOKE COMING OUT OF IT. O.P.D. IS TAIRVEGGING A LOOK AT IT AND CUTTING POWER TO THE AREA TO MAKE IT SAFE. DOIDALAUN: SO BACK OUT HERE LIVE CAN WE SHOW THAT REALLY QUICKLY? THIS IS O.P.D. PULLING OUT RIGHT NOW AS HE JUST REFERENCED, OBVIOUSLY, COMING HERE TO CUT THE POWER OUT SO MAYBE FIRE CREWS CAN GET IN. WE WILL STAY ON SCENE AND KEEP YOU POSTED THROUGHOUT THE EVENING. I WILL H