Authorities are homing in on nine apartments, trying to account for each units residents, Goldstein said. Mondays 10 a.m. blast rocked the Pikesville neighborhood in northwest Baltimore, shattering windows in nearby homes. Get breaking news and daily headlines delivered to your email inbox by signing up here. Workers were beginning to set up on the beach for one of the citys two holiday firework displays when the explosives were unintentionally set off, the fire department said. He said that the county would make sure the residents who lost their homes had shelter, and that it would help them recover and return to some semblance of normal., Mr. Elrich said the county would support the displaced residents for as long as it takes., They cant just pick up and go and find another place, he said. Last year, a gas explosion ripped the faade off a Maryland office complex in Columbia, affecting more than 20 businesses. Shortly after 7 am, The Baltimore Police Department arrived at the 1100 block of Nanticoke Street to investigate a report of a shooting. Overall, two buildings sustained significant damage and partially collapsed in the blast. The company said that its most recent inspection of the gas mains and services in the area occurred in June and July of 2019 and did not identify any leaks. A reception center and shelter for residents opened at 3 p.m. at the Activity Center at Bohrer Park, which is located at 506 S. Frederick St. in Gaithersburg, near Gaithersburg High School. Market data provided by Factset. Download now on: It was a very terrifying experience.. In 2016, seven people were killed in a massive early-morning explosion at the Flower Branch apartments, also in Silver Spring. 2:30 An elderly Marine veteran put himself in extreme danger Tuesday to save others when a row house exploded in the Pigtown area of Baltimore, Maryland. Two. A catastrophe has been averted after a cooling tower at a plastic factory caught fire and sparked fears it could trigger a massive explosion. A condo explosion in Gaithersburg, Maryland, left a dozen people injured, two of them critically, kicking off a massive search-and-rescue operation Wednesday, the Montgomery County fire chief. In that case, investigators said a maintenance worker doing plumbing work inadvertently cut a gas line. A donation website has also been set up by Montgomery Housing Partners to raise funds for affected families. The bodies of Kristoddie Brown, 25, of Capital Heights, Md., and Mercedes Keyes of Hagerstown were found in a third-floor room above where the explosion occurred, the medical examiner said. 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The Baltimore Fire Department said a second person was killed in Mondays massive gas explosion that destroyed three rowhousesand displaced approximately 250 people. Theres no information available about what might have caused the explosion, Ogren said. Fox 45 Baltimore interviewed a woman who said she was rescued by neighbors after being trapped in the rubble. Discovery Company. We were shouting, telling them to come out but they couldnt because there was a lot of smoke and all we could see was their phone flashlights, Matute told WTOP in Spanish. 400 Washington Avenue, Towson Maryland 21204. (AP) A fiery explosion that injured more than a dozen people at a Maryland condominium building was ignited by a resident who intended to kill himself and died in the blast, police said. 2023 FOX News Network, LLC. 0:00. You can like feel like the vibration, he said. Crews have been unable to search a total of nine units because conditions were too dangerous. Two other buildings, connected to those two, were also evacuated because they may have structural damage. Pronouns: she/her. Twelve people were injured, including two critically, in an explosion and fire that ripped through a condo building in Gaithersburg, Maryland, Wednesday morning. 1 UCLA 14-0. A five-story coal silo exploded at the CSX Cole Plant Building in a South Baltimore industrial area shortly before midday, according to firefighters. A massive plume of smoke rose from the beach as fireworks could be heard popping in rapid succession. The Boston Marathon bombing was a domestic terrorist attack that took place during the annual Boston Marathon on April 15, 2013. Courtesy Montgomery County Fire and Rescue. I fell from the top to the bottom," she told the station, "and they were working to get me out., Get all the stories you need-to-know from the most powerful name in news delivered first thing every morning to your inbox. Log in to your WTOP account for notifications and alerts customized for you. An explosion at the BGE offices in downtown Baltimore on Wednesday morning left 21 construction workers hospitalized and two window washers trapped briefly on scaffolding dangling 10 stories above . I thank everybody because all of those people who came from everywhere and they were actually digging us out, the woman said. Well over 100 firefighters and rescue crews responded to the scene. Loud boom heard across three counties. We are thinking of all the residents in the area and the family who lost a loved one or possibly could have been injured because of this, Adams added. In interviews with local television news stations, residents described harrowing scenes of people fleeing the apartment complex after the explosion. Smoke was seen over the city of Baltimore after Thursday . There are currently over 100 firefighters on the scene and none have suffered injuries, Piringer said. We are diligently working to identify all the occupants.. That information will come, but it is way too early to have speculations or information on that, he told reporters. No one has been reported missing, but once the building is safe to enter, firefighters plan to search to make sure no one else is inside, he said. Crews will be bringing in a crane, lights and fencing Wednesday night to the site. At the time of the explosion, he said, excavation work was underway in a parking lot roughly 40 to 50 feet away from the back of the building involved. Dear President Biden: War in Ukraine isnt just about Ukraine, There can be no genuine budget discipline without entitlement reform, Two birds, one stone: 1619 Project vindicates capitalism. After firefighters arrived, they discovered what Goldstein described as a gas-fed fire in one of the buildings basements that required Washington Gas to shut off the gas before firefighters could work on putting out the flames. Ten people have been transported to the hospital and several others are unaccounted for after a fire and explosion at a Maryland apartment building Thursday morning, officials said. All Rights Reserved. [House Hearing, 117 Congress] [From the U.S. Government Publishing Office] THE ROLE OF PUBLIC RELATIONS FIRMS IN PREVENTING ACTION ON CLIMATE CHANGE ===== OVERSIGHT HEARING before the SUBCOMMITTEE ON OVERSIGHT AND INVESTIGATIONS of the COMMITTEE ON NATURAL RESOURCES U.S. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES ONE HUNDRED SEVENTEENTH CONGRESS SECOND SESSION _____ Wednesday, September 14, 2022 _____ Serial No . What was initially called in as a vehicle fire at about 10:30 a.m. was determined to actually be an accidental fireworks discharge, the Ocean City Fire Department said. 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The 30-year-old slugger had said that after this season he planned to opt out of the $300 million, 10-year free agent deal he . Campbell said 100% of the funds will go to residents. Maryland. Powered and implemented by FactSet Digital Solutions. Precinct News. All rights reserved. Howard County emergency officials said they responded. Click Thanks for contacting us. Bill Deger of AccuWeather, who noted the dust even reached Philadelphia, said there was even an upside to the phenomenon, according to MetroNews. Copyright 2023 CBS Interactive Inc. All rights reserved. It is too early to make conclusions. Doha Madani is a senior breaking news reporter for NBC News. It appears most residents have been accounted for after the blast, Montgomery County Fire Chief Scott Goldstein told reporters. The residents, when they come back to this complex tonight should feel safe that fire rescue personnel have gone through those units and have checked those units and all common areas, Goldstein said. We seen debris, family members, things all on the grounds, fire and just thick smoke, he told the station. appreciated. One man fled from the building, holding a child. FINAL: No. IE 11 is not supported. Terry Bagley was walking past when the home, located on Bayard Street, exploded, WBAL TV reported Wednesday. 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