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4 injured, 3 hospitalized in Baltimore steam pipe explosion

Around 6:30pm #BCFD responded to the 400 blk of W. Pratt St. for the report of a steam pipe explosion. (Courtesy Baltimore Fire via Twitter)
Around 6:30pm #BCFD responded to the 400 blk of W. Pratt St. for the report of a steam pipe explosion. (Courtesy Baltimore Fire via Twitter)
Around 6:30pm #BCFD responded to the 400 blk of W. Pratt St. for the report of a steam pipe explosion. (Courtesy Baltimore Fire via Twitter)
Around 6:30pm #BCFD responded to the 400 blk of W. Pratt St. for the report of a steam pipe explosion. (Courtesy Baltimore Fire via Twitter)
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Baltimore, Maryland, officials said four patients were injured in a steam pipe explosion Sunday evening.

The explosion happened around 6:30 p.m. at the intersection of Pratt and Eutaw Streets after a Baltimore Gas and Electric crew struck an unmarked pipe in the area.

First responders with the steam pipe explosion happened while DPW and the Office of Emergency Management were already dealing with a water main break.

According to a BGE spokesperson, the unmarked line its workers struck caused a water leak leading to the explosion.

“The leak caused the steam line to rupture north of the struck water main on Eutaw St. The steam system in the area is now off,” the spokesperson told 91Å·ÃÀ¼¤Çé in an email.

Baltimore Fire said four people were treated in the explosion, but only three were taken to the hospital. Mayor Brandon Scott said all those injured are expected to survive the blast.

The explosion did not impact electric and gas services in the area, and the steam system along Eutaw Street has been turned off.

Ivy Lyons

Ivy Lyons is a digital journalist for 91Å·ÃÀ¼¤Çé.com. Since 2018, they have worked on Capitol Hill, at NBC 91Å·ÃÀ¼¤Çé in Washington, and with WJLA in Washington.

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