Man's Body Found After Baltimore Mystery Blast Raising Death Toll To 2 - Fire Department

WASHINGTON (Pakistan Point News / Sputnik - 11th August, 2020) Baltimore firefighters uncovered a second body amid the ruins of a mystery explosion that destroyed several houses a day earlier, the city fire department said on Tuesday.

"As FFs [firefighters] combed through the night, the body of an adult male was located just before 1am [5:00 a.m. GMT]," the department said in a Twitter message. "The West Baltimore explosion is now totaling seven people injured and two deceased."

Several houses exploded in the blast late on Monday morning. It was initially reported as a gas system explosion but investigations are continuing, the BCFD said.

The explosion took place at Labyrinth and Reisterstown Road and involved three homes, the BCFD said.