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Northwest Baltimore Fire Injures 5, Including 2 Children; BGE Says No Gas Leak Found

A three-alarm fire with a possible explosion broke out Sunday near Park Heights.

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BGE said no gas leaks were detected. “I heard a boom,” one neighbor said of what happened in the 2800 block of Virginia Avenue Sunday night. “It shook everything. I thought it was an earthquake or something.”
BGE said no gas leaks were detected. “I heard a boom,” one neighbor said of what happened in the 2800 block of Virginia Avenue Sunday night. “It shook everything. I thought it was an earthquake or something.” (WJZ)

BALTIMORE, MD — An investigation continues Monday into what caused a large fire at five northwest Baltimore townhouses late Sunday. Five people, including two children, were injured by the blaze.

Neighbors told WJZ they heard a loud boom, before they saw flames and smoke coming from homes along the 2600 block of Virginia Avenue near Lanier Avenue in the Park Heights neighborhood. They eyewitnesses said they heard another loud boom. The flames and smoke could be seen for blocks and Baltimore County residents reported hearing and feeling the boom.

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