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Two casualties in Monday's gas explosion were visiting Labyrinth Road, lived elsewhere

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Two casualties in Monday's gas explosion were visiting Labyrinth Road, lived elsewhere
Two casualties in Monday's gas explosion were visiting Labyrinth Road, lived elsewhere

Both 61-year-old Lonnie Herriott and 20-year-old Joseph Graham had separate addresses, ones not linked to Labyrinth Road.

Still it is where the two died following Monday's gas explosion.

RELEASED MORE INFORMATIONABOUT THE 7 PEOPLE INJURED INMONDAYSOME ARE ON THE MENDSITUATION IS FAR WORSE FOR THELOVED ONES OF LONNIE HERRIOTTAND JOSEPH GRAHAM.

BOTH DIEDIN THIS HORRIFIC EVENT.

WMAR 2NEWSON THEIR LIVES.

HE JOINS UFROM THE BLAST SITE.Right now webetween Labyrinth ROSD andNadine.

Behind me you can seethe explosion site.

Still alot of debris, much of itneeds to be cleared out.Investigators say this is thearea where the body of61-year-old Lonnie Herriot wasrecovered just before noMonday.

Today we spoke to hermother.

She says that Lonniedid not live here.

In fact swas visiting her boyfriend86-YEAR-OLD PHYLLIS HERRIOTTSAYS SHE AND HER ELDESTDAUGHTER LONNIE DIDNSEE EYE- TO-EYE.

BUT SHE LOVEDHER DAUGHTER WHO SHE DESCRIBEDAS QUIET BUT TOUGH.

She wasquiet, I guess, unlesssomebody rubbed her the wrongway.

Then sheknow... laughs.... don.

PHYLLIS SAYS LONNIE ALSO HAA KIND HEART.

She would doanything she could foanybody.

I was over therefrying fish.

PHYLLIS RECEIVEDTHE NEWS OF HER DAUGHTHERDEATH TUESDAY WHILE COOKINGDINNER.

A SPIRITUAL ANDRELIGIOUS WOMAN PHYLLISBELIEVES HER DAUGHTER WHO SHESAYS DIDNT HAVE THE EASIESTLIFECREATOR.

I know shepeace..

I believe that.

Ibelieve that she is at peace.WHILE PHYLLIS IS AT EASE WITHER DAUGHTERtough... FOR DEREK EVANS ANDHIS MOTHER SUNSHINE THE LOSEOF 20-YEAR- OLD JOSEPH GRAHAMIS MUCH HARDER TO ACCEPT.

THEMORGAN STATE UNIVERSITYSTUDENT WAS THE SECOND VICTIMIN MONDAYSPENDING THE NIGHT AT HISCOUSINRECOVERED EARLY TUESDMORNING.

Life was justbeginning for him.

He wasgetting ready to soar and justto lose him in such a tragicincident itof us because isudden.

GRAHAM WAS PURSING ANENGINEERING DEGREE.

AS FORLONNIEBUT SEARCHING FOR WORK.

And asfor funeral arrangements forboth victims kills, bothLonnie and Joseph& Family saythe arrangements have not yetbeen finalized.

As forLonni’s boyfriend were toldhehospital.

In northwestBaltimore, Dave Detling, WMAR2 News.LET'S CHECK IN

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