BALTIMORE (WBFF) — An explosion involving carbon dioxide-handling equipment at a Coca-Cola bottling facility in East Baltimore left four people injured Tuesday morning, including one person in critical condition, according to the Baltimore City Fire Department.
Officials say shortly before 10:30 a.m., fire department units responded to the 700 block of N. Kresson St. at the Coca-Cola Bottling Company Consolidated facility for a reported injured person.
When firefighters arrived, they were informed that an explosion had taken place involving equipment that handles carbon dioxide.
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Firefighters located and rescued multiple injured patients and immediately began providing emergency medical care, the department said.
A total of four patients were treated. One patient was taken to a local hospital in critical condition. A second patient was taken to the hospital in a serious but stable condition.
Officials say that the two other patients were treated at the scene and released.
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The incident remains under investigation.
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