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Thursday, 28 March 2024

Ceremony held honoring victims in Labyrinth Road explosion

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Ceremony held honoring victims in Labyrinth Road explosion
Ceremony held honoring victims in Labyrinth Road explosion
Ceremony held honoring victims in Labyrinth Road explosion

DEVASTATING EXPLOSION INNORTHWEST BALTIMORE REMAIN.ONE YEAR AGO TODAY..O..PEOPLE WERE KILLED, THREEHOMES DESTROYED AND MANY MORDAMAGED WHEN A HOUSE EXPLODEDON LABRINTYH ROAD.

WMAR-2 WSNERAY STRICKLAND SPOKE TO ONEWITNESS FROM THAT DAY WHOCOMPARED WHAT HAPPENED ATORWA ZONE.A fence is now surrounding anempty lot where three homes onLabrintyh Road once stood.Itthe deadly explosion from lastyearA tragedy for thiscommunity and the impactedfamilies who are still tryingto heal Ed Parham says heremembers the explosion likeit was yesterday.

Thescreams,.

The cries a thendfear of the unknown.

13:06“You wonder from the first daywho was under that lepi whenthey hadnwhat person did i see walkstpa me that i greeted beforethat had greeted me atunder that pile and that wasemotional for me.

Whaherecalls was utter devastationHe compared it to a war zone.Three homes were reducedo trubble as crews seahercd forvictims through the night.0 4hos mewere also damaged in theblast, inclinudg ParhamSeven people were also HURT13:36“After it happened, iwatching nightly news at 2:00in the morning, i seehi tsmakeshift memorial on the edgeof my yard.

That was surreal”The explosion ultimatelyclaimed the lives of twopeople.

61 year old nnLoHerriott and 20 year oldmorgan state unviversitystudent Joseph Graham.Investigators say the blastwas caused ba nay tural gasbuild up in one of the homesand ignited when someoneturned on their stove.

18:01“Now to be a year past thatand we alreadyta srted thehealing process.

Its gre hatoweverybody has really cometogether and you see justow heverybody from all walksf olife stepped up to the plateand provided anything that wasnecessary” At Fallstaffelementary and middle school,thecommunityout event was pushed back soit could be held on the oneyear anniversary of theexplosion.

Josephthere, passing out schoolsupplies for kids.

It wasapart of their new foundationin his honor called Chase aLegacy Joseph C.

Graham Inc.But for them, and theLabrinyth Road community, thehealing process is far fromover.

Parham says that daywill stay with him for therest ohif s life.

11:34“Inever forget it” Andcouncilman schelifer says thecity will look to continue toprovide support for thecommunity and the impactedfamilies of theexplosion.reporting inBaltimoreRay Strickland WMAR02NEwsJOSEPH GRAHAM'S MOTHER TKEALABOUT THElot where three homes onLabntyhri Road once stood.

Ita constant reminder of thedeadly explosion from lastyearA tragedy for thiscommunity and the impactedfamilies who are still tryingto heal Ed Parham says heremembers the explosion keli itwas yesterday.

The screams,.the cries and the fear of theunknown.

13:06“You wonder fromthe first day who was underthat pile when they hadnfound anybody.

What person didi see walk past me that igreeted before that had greetedme thatthat was emotional for me.

Whathe recalls was utterdevastation He compared it to awar zone.

Three homes werereduced to rubble as crewssearched for victims throughthe

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