A significant explosion tore by way of a Baltimore neighborhood on Monday, leveling a number of homes, killing at the least one individual and critically injuring three whereas at the least 5 others had been trapped, firefighters stated.
Images from the scene confirmed a piece of row homes leveled with rubble strewn about as rescue staff climbed over a pile of particles, looking for victims.
“One grownup lady deceased as BCFD proceed to seek for extra,” the Baltimore Metropolis Hearth Division posted on Twitter.
Three sufferers, all in vital situation, had been rescued by firefighters, the Baltimore Firefighters IAFF Native 734 wrote on Twitter.
“A number of homes exploded. A minimum of 5 individuals trapped, some kids. A Collapse Response and Second Alarm has been known as,” the union stated.