Ten minste 23 mense is beseer, nege krities, na 'n gedeeltelike dakval en ontploffing Woensdag in die middestad van Baltimore, volgens die brandweer.
The incident occurred at the Baltimore Gas and Electric (BGE) building, according to a tweet from the Baltimore City Fire Department.
Twenty-one people were transported to an area hospital and two people declined treatment. Nine people were in critical condition and one person was in serious condition, the fire department said.
The incident is likely construction related and not from natural gas, and occurred while crews were working on the building’s air handling and boiler system, a release from BGE says.
The scene of the building explosion Wednesday in Baltimore.
The building was largely empty because of the upcoming holiday and pandemic, volgens die vrylating, and the fire Department and BGE crews will continue investigating.
According to the release from BGE, window washing scaffolding was compromised and a window washing crew was pulled to safety by the fire department.
The official cause is unknown at this time, a tweet from the fire department says.
