Aunt of victim speaks about Northwest Baltimore explosion

Aunt of victim speaks about Northwest Baltimore explosion

DEMOLISHED THREE HOMES INNORTHWEST BALTIMORE.

MOREHOUSES WERE DAMAGED ...WITHWINDOWS BLOWN OUT...WE EVENSAW CLOTHES HANGING FROM THETOPS OF TREES!

ONE PERSON WASKILLED AT LEAST SEVEN OTHERSHURT...SOME OF THEM CRITICAL.THIS HAPPENED AROUND TEN A-M -AND RESCUE CREWS ARE SEARCHINGFOR SURVIVORS AT THIS HOUR"we're prepared to be herethroughout the night and aslong as it takes" AND IT TOOKNEIGHBORS RUNNING BAREFOOT TOTHE SCENE TO HELP PULL PEOPLEFROM THE RUBBLE AS THECOMMUNITY RESPONDED WITH LOVEAND COMPASSION.

WE HAVE LIVETEAM COVERAGE .

WMAR-2 NEWSREPORTERS EDDIE KADHIM IS ATTHE STAGING AREA, WHERESURVIVORS ARE GETTINGEMERGENCY SUPPLIES.

BUT WEBEGIN WITH RAY STRICKLANDWHOSE LIVE NEAR THE SCENE.

RAYYOU SPOKE TO THE AUNT OF A 20YEAR OLD MAN WHO WAS INSIDEONE OF THE THREE HOMES.YEAH JAIME, 20 YEAR OLD JOSEPHGRAHAMFAMILY IS STILL HOLDING OUTHOPE THAT HE IS OKAY HIS AUNTSAYS HE WAS ONE OF THREERELATIVES INSIDE THE HOME THATCOLLAPSED.

THE OTHER TWO AREAT AN AREA HOSPITAL BUTTONIGHT, AS CREWS CONTINUE TOSEARCH FOR MORE VICTIMS , THEFAMILY IS PRAYING AND HOPINGFOR A MIRACLE27 12 16“To get that phonecall to know that is missing,is heartbreaking” the familyof 20 year old Joseph Grahamwatched helplessly asemergency crews COMBED throughthe rubble of a deadly gasexplosion that destroyed threehomes in Northwest Baltimore26 03 At this point, ithappened at 9:00 this morning,we can only be hopeful”Grahamsays HE and two other familymembers were inside one of thethree homes that collapsed.Her other nephew Damon Evansand his mother were among 7people TAKEN to an areahospital But, IN THE HOURSAFTER THE BLAST, no one heardfrom her 20 year old nephew.26 08 Heanswers his phone.

Him notanswering his phone all day.i” Evansdescribed Graham as a goodkid, saying he graduatedcollege with honors just twoyears ago 22 34 .

IJospeh is a great kid.“He wasjust at my home Saturday andcelebrated my sons 21stbirthday.

He just graduatedfrom city with honors.

Hegreat kid.

We just want tohear from him.

We know tlast he was was in the home.The family is now HOLDING ONTO HOPE THAT HE SURVIVED thisexplosion thatclaimed at least one life.

2720“To know that he could bein that rubble&&..it;s hard”AND EVANS SAYS HER OTHER TWOFAMILY MEMBERS SEEM TO BEDOING OKAY.

SHE TOLD ME BOTHOUR IN STABLE CONDITION.KNOW THERE ARE STILL SOMEUNIDENTIFIED VICTIMS. SO THEFAMILYTHEM COULD BE 20 YEAR OLDGRAHAM.

LIVE IN NORTHWESTBALTIMORE, RAY STRICKLAND,WMAR-2 NEWS.NOW WE WANT TO SHOW YOU WH