Baltimore Explosion 911 Calls Released: Residents Smelled Gas Before And After Blast
Baltimore city released 911 calls from the deadly explosion last week.
WE'RE HEARING SOME OF THE9-1-1 CALLS FOLLOWING LASTWEEK'S HOME EXPLOSION INNORTHWEST BALTIMORE.
WMAR 2NEWS' ABBY ISACCS IS LIVE INNORTHWEST BALTIMROE TONIGHTWITH THE DESPERATE PLEAS FORHELP.KELLY... YOU CAN HEAR IT ALLIN THESE CALLERS' VOICES-- TFEAR... CONFUSION... ANDCONCERN... AFTER THAEXPLOSION TORE DOWN THREE OFTHEIR NEIGHBOR'S HOMES.
"weneed an ambulance and policeover at 4231 right now.please.
A house blew up and itblew out everybody's windows,and some people [are in] therunder the debris." BUTTED TO"I believe there's a gasexplosion, there are fourhouses that are down.
We needthe fire department, there's apolice officer out heralready.'
BUTTED TO "all weheard was our glassshattering, like somebodythrew a bomb in here." WE ALSOHAVE A CLEARER TIMELINEWHEN EVERYTHING HAPPEND.
INNEWS CONFERENCE TODAY... TCITY'S EMERGENCY MANAGER SAIDTHE FIRST 9-1-1 CALLS CAMEAROUND 9-42 THAT MONDAYMORNING.
JUST TWO MINUTLATER, THE FIRST FIRE UNIT WASON SCENE.
IN ALL... THE CITYHAD 20 FIRE TRUCKS AND 15AMBULANCES HELPING... ALONGWITH 23 UNITS FROM BALTIMORECOUNTY... AND ONE FROM HOWARDCOUNTY.
2 PEOPLE DIED IN THEEXPLOSION AND TODAY THEEMERGENCY MANAGER GAVEUPDATE ON THOSE WHO WEREINJURED.
"As of today, theseven rescued victims-- fivehave been discharged, one isin critical but stablecondition, and one is instable condition.
" BUTTED TO"This was an unfortunate atragic incident to theneighborhood and to thecommunity.
We will continue tpray for those affected." THEBALTIMORE CITY FIRE DEPARTMENIS STILL INVESTIGATING THECAUSE OF THE EXPLOSION BUT BGECONCLUDED ALL OF ITS EQUIPMENTWAS OPERATING SAFELY AND THEREWERE NO LEAKS.
ONE OF THENEWLY RELEASED CALLS HINTSTHAT THERE MAY HAVE BEEN AWARNING SIGN.
14 IN TOTAL WERERELEASED TODAY.
COMING UP ONWMAR 2 NEWS AT 6, ILL SHARE ALOT MORE.
IN NW BALTIMORE I'MABBY ISAACS... WMAR 2 NEWSLET'S CHECK IN WITMETEROLOGIST PATRIC
Baltimore city released 911 calls from the deadly explosion last week.