Baltimore mall blast injures 7, including 6 first responders
Police were called to a nail salon for a report of a former employee on the premises
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Four police officers, two medics and a civilian were injured in what authorities are calling a "minor explosion" at a strip mall just outside Baltimore, Maryland, Monday night.
A spokesman for the Baltimore County Fire Department said that police were called to a nail salon in the shopping center around 9:30 p.m. ET for a report of a former employee on the premises.
Police confirmed to Fox News Digital that the suspect set a fire that sparked the explosion just after police arrived at the scene.
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Four police officers and two medics were taken to area hospitals with non-life threatening injures. The person believed to be the former employee suffered life-threatening injuries.
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The explosion happened at the Libra Nails and Spa inside the Security Station Shopping Center in Windsor Mill. It is located about 12.5 miles outside Baltimore.
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Baltimore County fire officials said the explosion may have involved hazardous materials.
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Fire officials said the fire was under control around 10:30 p.m. ET.
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Pictures show that the nail salon sustained heavy damage with all of its windows blown out.