Cleanup continues after Pigtown explosion leaves 3 seriously injured
BALTIMORE -- Three remain hospitalized, two in critical condition, after a house explosion Tuesday afternoon rocked the Pigtown neighborhood in Southwest Baltimore.
At least two of the homes damaged have been condemned, and three families have been displaced.
Clean-up efforts continued early Wednesday morning. Baltimore Gas and Electric workers told WJZ they plan to stay there throughout the day.
It all happened shortly before 2 p.m. Tuesday on the 1100 block of Bayard Street.
Chopper 13 was over the scene as firefighters frantically dug through piles of debris after an explosion leveled the building.
The three people injured were a 16-year-old girl, a 48-year-old woman and a 70-year-old man, officials said.
A 16-year-old girl and a 48-year-old woman who were in the home at the time were taken to Johns Hopkins Bayview burn center, while a 70-year-old man who officials said jumped in to help at the scene was taken to Shock Trauma.
Fire officials said BGE crews worked to eventually cut off a ruptured gas line.
BGE said in a statement that it completed upgrades in October to the gas main that services the same site as the explosion. Following the explosion, BGE turned off services and stayed onsite to assist Baltimore City first responders.
The cause of the explosion and fire remains under investigation.
