A woman is dead and four others are in critical condition after a gas explosion caused three homes to collapse Monday morning in Northwest Baltimore.
THIS EMERGENCY.
OFFICIALSSAYING A LITTLE WHILE AGO ITIS STILL A RESCUE OPERATION ..NOT A RECOVERY.
ONE PERSONKILLED.... AT LEAST SIX OTHERSHAVE BEEN INJURED ..
WHILECREWS CONTINUE TO SIFT THROUGHTHE DEBRIS FOR ANYONE ELSE WHOMAY HAVE BEEN TRAPPED IN THISSHOCKING EXPLOSION INNORTHWEST BALTIMORE.
WMAR 2NEWS HAS TEAM COVERAGE OF THISBLAST.
I'M HERE WITH DAVEDETLING WHO WAS FIRST ON SCENEFOR US JUST AFTER 10 THISMORNING.
DAVE WHAT HAVE YOULEARNED?THE SCENE HERE ACTIVE SINCE 10THIS MORNINGCHECKING ON ON EACH OTHER.
ITSBEEN AN EMOTIONAL DAY OF LOSSAND RESCUE.
THIS COMMUNITYWANTING TO KNOW HOW THISEXPLOSION OCCURRED.I was in the house, I wasdoing my little paperwork andI heard BOOM.
THE EXPLOSIONDESCRIBED BY ANTOINETTAPARRISH RATTLED HER ENTIRENORTHWEST BALTIMORENEIGHBOROHOOD ALONG LABYRINTHROAD AND BEYOND JUST BEFORE 10MONDAY MORNING.
BALTIMORE CITYFIRE OFFICIALS NOW TELLING USIT WAS A GAS EXPLOSION THATDESTROYED THREE ROWHOMESTRAPPING TRAPPING 6 PEOPLE INTHE DEBRISWOMAN DIED ON SCENE.
Right nowitthe explosion.
We arecontinuing to search for anyadditional occupants that mayor could possibly have been inthe homes.
Again, the causeremains under investigation.OUR CAMERAS WERE THERE AS ONEOF THE VICTIMS WAS ROLLED TOAN AMBULANCE SHORTLY AFTER HERRESCUE.
WEVICTIMS RESCUED WERE INCRITICAL CONDITION.
AT ONEPOINT DURING THE OPERATIONFIRE OFFICIALS SAY THEY WERECOMBING THE DEBRIS FOR ANOTHERTHE 6TH PERSON-BELIEVED TO BETRAPPED IN THE RUBBLE.
Ourfirefighters have basicallybeen using their hands andtools, searching for people atthis point in time.
Our searchand rescue units are on thescene.
Our collapse units areon the scene.
Wethings.
Wesupport from all otheragencies at this time so thisis a very joint operation as Isaid and we are workingdiligently to try to make surethat we are recovering everyvictim that may be involved inthe situation.
IN TOTAL MORETHAN 200 EMERGENCY PERSONNELWERE ON SCENE HELPING OUT.WENEIGHBORS LIKE DEAN JONES ANDANTOINETTA PARRISH WHO FIRSTHEARD THE EXPLOSION AND CAMERUNNING.
JONES STARTINGDIGGING WITH HIS BARE HANDS.
Ijust ran with no shoes onbecause i knew it was bad.
Isaw the smoke and When I gotto the alley, three housesthey just collapsed into eachother.
People were screamingso I just jumped up, me and acouple of other guys fromaround the neighborhood and wejust started trying to pullall debris out.
We werethrowing bricks and movingdebris to get them out ofthere.THE SCENE IS TOUGH TO LOOK AT.WHERE THREE HOMES ONCE STOODNOTHING BUT PILES OF DEBRISWITH OTHER HOMES DAMAGED INFEW BLOCK RADIUS.
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Surveying the growing pile of charred debris from his neighbors’ apartment next door, Bruce R. Andrews recalls the tense moments..
