A "massive explosion" in a coal deposit shakes Baltimore

An explosion at a coal dump in Baltimore caused a loud blast Thursday afternoon that shook virtually the entire city.

However, authorities reported that no injuries were reported.

Workers at the Baltimore CSX facility

near Benhill Avenue when the explosion occurred, according to Baltimore Fire Department spokesman Blair Adams.

There were no contractors in either tunnel the coal passed through, Adams explained.

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A coal dump in Baltimore, Maryland, after an explosion on December 30, 2021.AP

CSX spokeswoman Cindy Schild confirmed to The Associated Press in an email that an explosion occurred at the CSX Curtis Bay coal terminal, but did not provide further details.

It indicated that all employees were accounted for and that there were no injuries.

The company and authorities

, which did not cause a fire.

However, dozens of firefighters went to the site as a precautionary measure "to make sure there is no danger of collapse," Bay said.

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Multiple Baltimore residents said on social media that they had heard the loud explosion.

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"Did Baltimore just shake or was there an explosion?" Asked one user on Twitter.

“I just felt a massive explosion in Baltimore that shook my building!

I called 911 and they told me they have several reports [of the same], "wrote another person, as reported by The US Sun newspaper.