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BEL AIR, Md. — A utility contractor is dead after a house explosion at a home northeast of Baltimore.
NBC affiliate WGAL reports that first responders received a call about a gas leak at a Bel Air home around 6:42 a.m. Those calls were followed by reports of an explosion.
Master Deputy State Fire Marshal Oliver Alkire told WGAL that Baltimore Gas and Electric contractors were in the area to investigate an odor of gas when the explosion happened. The blast killed one of the contractors, only identified as a 35-year-old man. Another contractor and a neighbor were hurt.
WGAL reports that investigators are trying to determine if the homeowner was inside at the time of the explosion, as the home was up for sale.
There is no ongoing threat to the public. The blast damaged several neighboring homes.
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