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1 Dies and at Least 6 Are Injured in Baltimore Gas Explosion 1 Dead and at Least 2 Injured in Baltimore Gas Explosion
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A gas explosion leveled three rowhouses in a northwest Baltimore neighborhood on Monday morning, leaving a woman dead and at least six other people injured, the authorities said. A gas explosion in Baltimore on Monday left one person dead and at least two others injured, the authorities said.
Firefighters were searching by hand for more people trapped in the pile of bricks, drywall and lumber. One neighbor told a reporter for WBAL-TV of hearing cries of “Help! I’m here!” from people buried in the wreckage. A woman was killed and the two injured were in serious condition, the Baltimore City Fire Department said on Twitter.
Six people injured in the blast, shortly before 10 a.m., were transported to a hospital, a fire official said. At least four of them were in serious condition, the Baltimore City Fire Department said on Twitter. At least one of the injured was pulled from the rubble, said Blair Adams, a spokeswoman for the Fire Department. The woman was pronounced dead at the scene, the Baltimore city firefighters union said on Twitter.
The woman who was killed was pronounced dead at the scene, said Ms. Adams, who described the blast as “a major gas explosion.” Firefighters were searching for more people trapped in the rubble, the Fire Department said.
Trained dogs will be brought in to assist in the search, said Isaac Schleifer, a Baltimore councilman who represents the district where the explosion happened. Three homes were leveled, the department said. Videos showed rubble and debris from the townhomes strewn across the street.
Videos showed rubble and debris from the rowhomes strewn across the streets in front of and behind the homes. The Fire Department described the blast as a “major gas explosion.”
The utility company, Baltimore Gas and Electric, was at the scene and working to shut off gas to surrounding homes, a spokesman said. Once the gas is turned off, it will work to inspect the site and its equipment, he said.The utility company, Baltimore Gas and Electric, was at the scene and working to shut off gas to surrounding homes, a spokesman said. Once the gas is turned off, it will work to inspect the site and its equipment, he said.
“It felt like a bomb,” said Barry Leventhal, owner of MidAtlantic Store Fixtures, which is near the site of the explosion.
Mr. Leventhal and his staff thought a plane had crashed onto the roof of the warehouse, he said, adding that his building’s concrete walls were cracked by the blast. “Everyone scattered, they didn’t know what the hell happened,” he said.