"Manhole Cover Explosions Plunge Downtown Baltimore into Darkness"

Multiple manhole cover explosions in Downtown Baltimore left hundreds without power as crews investigate the electrical-related incidents, impacting underground electrical conduits and prompting evacuations at nearby locations. The outage affected the downtown area in the general grid of Centre Street, Liberty Street, St. Paul Street, and Fayette Street, with significant traffic modifications expected. Emergency work continues, with the Downtown Baltimore City circuit courthouses closed, while Mercy Medical Center largely remained unaffected.