User:Praxidicae/2020 Baltimore gas explosion

Controversies
BGE has routinely been reported for failing to meet safety standards and service equipment failures. The Public Service Commission released a report stating: "Based on the response and evidence submitted by BGE, Staff concludes that BGE failed to provide for safe operation and maintenance of the facilities" following a 2019 gas explosion in Columbia, Maryland which destroyed a 57,000 square-foot commercial building.

2020 gas explosion
On August 10th, 2020 at approximately 9:54 AM (EDT) a major natural gas explosion leveled 3 homes in Reisterstown Station on the 4200 block of Labyrinth Road, trapping multiple people, injuring seven and killing two. Representatives for BGE stated the cause of the explosion is unknown.