Posted on 06/21/17
| News Source: WBAL
Five people have been hurt after an underground steam explosion occurred underneath a roadway near Oriole Park at Camden Yards.
Fire officials said a steam pipe exploded around 6:15 p.m. Tuesday on Eutaw Street between West Lombard and Pratt streets outside the Holiday Inn. Police said no criminal actions are suspected.
Two people were being treated at the scene. There were no serious injuries, fire officials said.
Video of scene near steam explosion downtown from @dcollinsWBALpic.twitter.com/iyvqT1M7Tt
— WBAL Baltimore News (@wbaltv11) June 20, 2017
SkyTeam 11 Capt. Roy Taylor said there appears to be damage to the side of the adjacent Holiday Inn hotel, and windows were blown out of the Marriott hotel.
"The damage is so extensive," Taylor said. "The concrete is ripped away and thrown out."
Neither hotel has been evacuated, but people inside both hotels are being told to stay inside.
SkyTeam 11 video shows cars parked along the street covered in dust.
The Fire Department is putting up a safety zone to keep people away as far as 200 feet.
Steam pipe explosion. W.Lombard & Pratt Sts. 2 civ w/non-life threatening inj. Still a constant flow of steam @MayorPugh50 @ChiefNilesRFord pic.twitter.com/thzQGG4OkU
— Baltimore Fire (@BaltimoreFire) June 20, 2017
The explosion occurred a few blocks from Oruole Park at Camden Yards.
The incident did not delay the start of tonight's Orioles-Indians game.