Baltimore Explosion Death Toll Rises to Two

The death toll in a suspected gas explosion that leveled three homes in northwest Baltimore on August 10 has risen to two, with seven more injured, according to local reports.

This footage, taken on August 10, was posted by a local firefighters’ union. It shows rescue efforts in the hours after the blast, which took place on Monday shortly before 10 am. Throughout the day several survivors were found in the rubble, but overnight a second body was found.

Baltimore Gas and Electric Co stated that it had not determined what caused the explosion. Credit: Baltimore Firefighters IAFF Local 734 via Storyful