“Massive Explosion” Rips Apart Baltimore Neighborhood
Tyler Durden
Mon, 08/10/2020 – 11:08
Reuters is reporting a “major explosion” has been seen in the Baltimore metro area on Monday morning.
Local media, including The Baltimore Sun and Fox 45 Baltimore, have reported an explosion blew apart a strip of row homes near Reisterstown Plaza. The exact location appears to be the 6500 block of Reisterstown Road in Northwest Baltimore.
⚠️⚠️MAJOR EXPLOSION WITH MULTIPLE PEOPLE TRAPPED⚠️⚠️
In the area of 6500 blk Reisterstown Rd 21215Several houses exploded. At least 5 people trapped, some children. A Collapse Respose and Second Alarm has been called.
📷 @CitizenAppBALT pic.twitter.com/Ayddx8JeUp
— Baltimore Firefighters IAFF Local 734 (@BCFDL734) August 10, 2020
First responders have arrived at the scene and are searching for people in the rubble. Local media is saying one person has been pronounced dead and three others are in critical condition.
Crews from Baltimore Gas and Electric and the Baltimore office of emergency management are investigating the explosion.
The Baltimore County Fire Department said the source of the explosion appears to be a gas leak.
Twitter handle Baltimore Firefighters IAFF Local 734 tweeted a picture of the devastation, saying “(3) patients, all critical have been rescued by Firefighters. Special Rescue Operations units have arrived and are beginning to search and rescue the other patients. (6) #BCFDEMS medic units have been called. Units from @BaltCoFire have been called to help.”
Rescuers are communicating with one person still trapped. #BCFDSRO Special Rescue Operations Team is working to get to the person.
One person has been pronounced dead on scene. @baltimoreoem & @MyBGE are on scene as well. pic.twitter.com/7tTyqOcMC3
— Baltimore Firefighters IAFF Local 734 (@BCFDL734) August 10, 2020
Aerial images of the reported explosion in Baltimore.https://t.co/GK0dpY9pMR pic.twitter.com/vOR5gIQCT7
— ABC 7 News – WJLA (@ABC7News) August 10, 2020
First responders are on the scene.
Here’s a live aerial feed of the explosion in Baltimore.
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