Photo via Anne Arundel County Fire Department
BALTIMORE (WJZ) — Authorities are investigating an explosion Wednesday morning in Millersville.
It happened about 9 a.m. inside a shipping container located near a business along Jabez Run, according to preliminary details released by the Anne Arundel County Fire Department.
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A fire was quickly extinguished, but hazardous material crews and investigators are on scene looking into what caused the small explosion, the fire department said.
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Images released by the fire department show a charred shipping container with its doors ajar and debris strewn about the area.
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The agency is asking residents to avoid the area.
Update Jebez Run: Small Explosion from shipping container. Fire is extinguished. @AACoFD Hazmat crews and Fire Investigators on scene to investigate. Continue to avoid the area.
— Anne Arundel County Fire Department (@AACoFD) May 4, 2022
