Building explosion in Md. blamed on propane leak

Published May 18, 2014 6:53pm ET



WESTMINSTER, Md. (AP) — Investigators say a propane leak is to blame for a building explosion in Carroll County that sent two women to the hospital.

The state Fire Marshal’s Office says Thursday’s explosion was a result of propane pooling in the basement of the building on Silver Run Valley Road near Westminster. Injured in the explosion were 38-year-old Heather Bree Harbin, who had burns to her face and torso. Another woman, 39-year-old Julie Ann Griffn, escaped serious injury but was taken to the hospital as a precaution.

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