Video captures shocking moment an apartment complex exploded and caught fire in Silver Spring, Maryland, injuring at least 10.
Goldstein said authorities would help residents of these two buildings retrieve their belongings before being taken to shelters, hotels or other buildings in the apartment complex.Video footage from a nearby neighbor's security camera
captured the moment the thunderous blast leveled the building. Screams can be heard as a plume of smoke shot upward from the building. Goldstein said fire crews arriving at the complex after the explosion around 10:30 a.m. Thursday found all four stories of the apartment building engulfed in flames.by the fire department's spokesperson, Peter Piringer, showed firefighters hosing a smoldering, charred pile of debris. Goldstein said most of the flames had been extinguished by Thursday afternoon.
"It’s kind of scary looking at the extent of the explosion and it’s hard not to imagine the impact it’s had on people," said Montgomery County Executive Marc Elrich."It’s definitely a tough day."
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