A Howard County emergency responder looks on at the damage caused by a gas explosion at the Lakeside Office Park in Columbia, Md., Sunday, Aug. 25, 2019. The shopping center was evacuated. The explosion caused a power outage in the area.
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August 25, 2019 - 2:30 PM
COLUMBIA, Md. - A powerful gas explosion has badly damaged a shopping centre in Maryland.
The Baltimore Sun reports several businesses were damaged in the explosion at the Lakeside Office Park in Columbia on Sunday morning. The shopping centre was evacuated. The explosion caused a power outage in the area.
No injuries were immediately reported.
Crews were working to find the cause.
News from © The Associated Press, 2019