Baltimore gas explosion levels homes; at least 1 woman killed, rescues underway
From WWW.FOXNEWS.COM
Baltimore firefighters searched through the rubble Monday for victims of a gas explosion that destroyed three rowhouses, killed a woman and seriously injured two other people.
The blast unfolded shortly before 10 a.m. in a residential neighborhood in the northeast part of the city. The union that represents the city's firefighters reported that rescuers were in contact with one person trapped in the wreckage.
One destroyed home belonged to an 88-year-old U. S. Army veteran, the Baltimore Sun reported. That veteran, Major Watkins, Jr., said the explosion “sounded like Korea.”
Fox Baltimore reports that medical units were called to the scene.
“Several houses exploded. At least 5 people trapped, some children. A Collapse Respose and Second Alarm has been called,” tweeted Baltimore Firefighters IAFF Local 734... (Read more)
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