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5 people injured in possible explosion; neighbor reacts

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5 people injured in possible explosion; neighbor reacts
5 people injured in possible explosion; neighbor reacts
5 people injured in possible explosion; neighbor reacts

OF PEOPLE IN THAT AREA WILL BEWAKING UP WITH MAJOR CONCERNSTHIS MORNING - ESPECIALLYAFTER WHAT HAPPENED TWO MONTHSAGO AS WELL.IT IS A VERY SIMILAR RESPONSEAND THAT'S WHY THIS IS BEINGINVESTIGATED AS A POSSIBLEEXPLOSION.

I WAS ON SCENE OFTHE GAS EXPLOSION IN AUGUSTAND EVERYONE SAID THEY HEARDJUST A LOUD NOISE AND SOMECOULD EVEN FEEL THE GROUNDSHAKE - FOR THIS SITUATION,PEOPLE IN THE AREA SAY THEYHEARD THE LOUD NOISE AND SOMEEVEN FELT IT.

BALTIMORE CITYCOUNCILMAN“Yitz” SchleiferLIVES IN THE AREA.

HE SAID HEFELT IT AT HIS HOUSE AND WASGETTING TEXTS AND CALLS FROMHIS CONSTITUENTS SAYING THEYFELT IT NEAR THE RACE TRACK INPARK HEIGHTS.

THIS POSSIBLEEXPLOSION HAPPENING JUST ABOUTTHREE MILES FROM THE GASEXPLOSION NEAR THERESITERSTOWN ROAD PLAZA THATHAPPENED TWO MONTHS AGO --KILLING TWO PEOPLE, DESTROYINGTHREE ROW HOMES AND DAMAGINGSEVERAL OTHERS.

THAT'S WHYTHERE'S SO MUCH CONCERN WITHTHIS FIRE - COULD IT BEANOTHER EXPLOSION?

"I HEARD ABANG.

A BOOOM REALLY..

THEWHOLE HOUSE SHOOK.

I WASLAYING IN BED.

IT ALMOSTTRIPPED ME OUT OF THE BED..

SOI JUMP UP.

I HEAD ALL KINDS OFGLASS..

I RUN DOWNSTAIRS TOSEE IF EVERYTHING WAS OK INTHE HOUSE..

RUN BACKUPSTAIRSTO GET MY CLOTHES BACK ON.

IGOT TO HEARING EVERYBODYOUTSIDE SCREAMING ANDHOLLERING..

I JUST SEENNOTHING BUT FIRE." THE PEOPLEWHO LIVE IN THIS AREA ARECONFIDENT IT WAS AN EXPLOSIONAND ARE FRANKLY A LITTLECONCERNED -- BUT WE'LL JUSTHAVE TO WAIT AND SEE WHATINVESTIGATORS FIND OUT.

STAYWITH US FOR UPDATES.

LIVE -EMAC"I HEARD A BANG.

A BOOOMREALLY..

THE WHOLE HOUSESHOOK.

I WAS LAYING IN BED.

ITALMOST TRIPPED ME OUT OF THEBED..

SO I JUMP UP.

I HEAD ALLKINDS OF GLASS..

I RUNDOWNSTAIRS TO SEE IFEVERYTHING WAS OK IN THEHOUSE..

RUN BACKUPSTAIRS TOGET MY CLOTHES BACK ON.

I GOTTO HEARING EVERYBODY OUTSIDESCREAMING AND HOLLERING..

IJUST SEEN NOTHING BUT FIRE."THANKS ERIN.

WE WILL CONTINUETO FOLLOW THIS STORY AND

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