Fire Near Baltimore City Hall Causes Outages
From Times Wire Reports
An underground fire of undetermined origin knocked out traffic lights and sent smoke and flames shooting from a manhole near Baltimore City Hall, officials said. No injuries were reported.
The blaze damaged an electric cable that powers nearby traffic lights and knocked out electricity at City Hall, the courthouse and other city and state buildings downtown, officials said. Many state and city employees were told to stay home.
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