Fire Spreads To Multiple Maryland Townhomes Following Explosion

A suspected gas explosion badly damaged or destroyed several Maryland town houses on Wednesday and injured two people, including a gas company employee who was on scene to fix a gas leak, officials said. The Howard County Department of Fire and Rescue Services said on its Twitter account that crews encountered "heavy fire" at the homes in Columbia, some 20 miles southwest of Baltimore.The fire department said a worker for Baltimore Gas who had been called to fix a gas leak in a home was injured and hospitalized. Another resident on the street suffered respiratory injuries.