BALTIMORE — A community has come together to help clean up what was left behind after an explosion rocked a Baltimore neighborhood.
Two people were killed and seven others were hurt in the Aug. 10 explosion that leveled three homes.
Baltimore Gas & Electric said its equipment was not the cause of the blast, but that it was potentially a customer-owned piece of equipment, The Baltimore Sun reported.
Anything past the gas meter is the responsibility of the owners, including the pipes that lead to appliances, contractors told the newspaper.
The cause of the explosion has not officially been determined and the Baltimore Fire Department continues to investigate, WJZ reported.
One of the people who lived in one of the now-destroyed homes said he smelled a little gas before he left his home but didn’t think anything about it since it had dissipated. He also said there was maintenance work being done the day before, the Sun reported.
On Sunday, hundreds of volunteers came together to clean up the debris left behind. Baltimore Councilman Isaac Schleifer organized the work crews and expected about 50 people to show up. About 400 helped clean and to show the neighborhood that they are not alone, WJZ reported.
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