"According to Baltimore City Fire Chief Jim Clack the fire started in the basement of an occupied row house and appears to have been burning for "a while" before the fire department arrived. The first engine took a line through the front door to the rear kitchen area. The chief says that crew had some trouble finding the basement stairs. They were in the kitchen when it blew.
Another engine company went to the rear with a line to the outside stairwell leading to the basement. The chief says that crew was just starting down those stairs "when the fireball came up the stairwell into the back yard as well".
Chief Clack advised, "The first truck vented some skylights on the roof as well as the front basement windows before the explosion."
The chief also advised "Lots of 'personal" property' in the basement made getting to the seat of the fire very difficult."
Five firefighters were hurt in the explosion. One remains hospitalized in stable condition. Two other were hurt during overhaul.
According to Baltimore City Assistant Chief of Operations Don Heinbuch, there is no evidence of any accelerants and the initial thoughts are that the "backdraft" type explosion was most likely due to the heat, smoke and gases within the structure"
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