Photos: Explosion at Baltimore High-Rise Leaves Several Injured
A total of 23 people were rescued from the building and 21 construction workers were taken to hospitals for treatment of injuries, Baltimore Fire said. Two others refused emergency transport.
BGE said the building was mostly empty because it s a holiday week and due to remote work during the pandemic.
The two window washers were trapped on scaffolding knocked askew by the explosion, Baltimore Firefighters IAFF Local 734 and BGE said. Photos from the scene show the suspended scaffold dangling, lopsided, from the building.
Firefighters pulled the window washers to safety, BGE said. The scaffolding remained in a dangerous position for hours, IAFF Local 734 said. Crews are working to secure and remove the scaffolding.
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Twenty-three people were injured on Wednesday following an explosion that caused a partial roof collapse at a Baltimore high-rise building, officials said.
Twenty-one of the victims were transported to local hospitals, with at least nine in critical condition and one in serious condition, the Baltimore Fire Department tweeted.
The firefighters union tweeted that the explosion came from the 16th floor of the building, where utility service Baltimore Gas and Electric Company s offices are located.
BGE said in a statement Wednesday that the explosion was likely caused by the air handling and boiler system, which construction crews were working on.
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Une explosion s est déclenchée lors de travaux ce mercredi 23 décembre dans un immeuble de bureaux de Baltimore, aux États-Unis, rapporte le service municipal de lutte contre les incendies. Pour le moment, 21 blessés ont été hospitalisés. Les recherches se poursuivent.
Une explosion s’est produite ce mercredi 23 décembre dans un immeuble de bureaux de Baltimore, relate un communiqué des sapeurs-pompiers locaux. Il s’agit d’un incident lié à des travaux, et pas à du gaz naturel, actuellement coupé dans le bâtiment. À cette heure-ci, 23 blessés ont déjà été signalés, sortis de ce bâtiment situé W.Fayette Street, partiellement endommagé au niveau du toit, précise le service municipal de lutte contre les
(BALTIMORE, MD) Baltimore officials say 21 people were injured after an explosion in downtown Baltimore Wednesday morning.
Baltimore Mayor Brandon Scott released a statement saying, an explosion ignited a fire near the top of the BGE building on West Fayette Street near North Liberty Street.
This morning an explosion at the BGE Building ignited a fire near the top of the building, trapping people on the surrounding scaffolding. Thanks to @baltimorefire for their swift action that saved 23 lives. pic.twitter.com/VuN4guCdkW
BCFD on a scene of an explosion with a partial roof collapse in the 100 block of W. Fayette St. At least 10 people have been transported to area hospitals; 9 in critical condition and 1 in serious condition. Media staging area at W. Fayette St. and N. Charles St. pic.twitter.com/eq5kqUDFCB
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A total of 23 people were rescued from the building and 21 construction workers were taken to hospitals for treatment of injuries, Baltimore Fire said. Two others refused emergency transport.
BGE said the building was mostly empty because it s a holiday week and due to remote work during the pandemic.
The two window washers were trapped on scaffolding knocked askew by the explosion, Baltimore Firefighters IAFF Local 734 and BGE said. Photos from the scene show the suspended scaffold dangling, lopsided, from the building.