The “working theory” on the explosion last week at a building on the Back River Wastewater Treatment Plant campus is that it may have been ignited after hot oil escaped from a leaking pipe, according to an inspection report from the Maryland Department of the Environment.
Baltimore Department of Public Works Director Jason Mitchell, who announced his resignation earlier this year, has agreed to remain with the city until the end of the fiscal year.
A reported explosion and fire Tuesday morning at the Back River Wastewater Treatment Plant in Dundalk prompted a two-alarm response from the Baltimore County Fire Department.