At least one killed and five trapped after ‘major’ explosion rocks three homes
At least one person was killed and five others, including children, were trapped after a ‘major’ explosion leveled three homes.
Firefighters union officials in Baltimore, Maryland said one person was pronounced dead at the scene of the explosion. Rescuers are communicating with one person still trapped in the rubble on Reisterstown Road on Monday morning.
‘MAJOR EXPLOSION WITH MULTIPLE PEOPLE TRAPPED in the area of 6500 blk Resterstown Rd,’ the firefighters union tweeted shortly before 10am.
‘Several houses exploded. At least 5 people trapped, some children. A Collapse Response and Second Alarm has been called.’
A short time later, the union tweeted: ‘(3) patients, all critical have been rescued by Firefighters…Rescuers are communicating with one person still trapped…Special Rescue Operations Team is working to get to the person. One person has been pronounced dead on scene.’
The firefighters union has not yet given any updates as to whether the person still trapped has been rescued. Authorities have not yet determined the cause of the explosion.
According to the Baltimore Sun, the city’s office of emergency management, as well as Baltimore Gas and Electric, are on the scene.
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