Crews begin removing debris from Labyrinth Road

Crews began cleaning up debris from the 4200 block of Labyrinth Road Wednesday.

Officials tell WMAR-2 News crews will work daily until dusk until the explosion site is clear.

BROKE.

HE HAS MORE ON THECLEANUP AND WHTHE FALLSTAFF COMMUNITY.It is day 3 and talking topeople in the area the phrasewe heard over and over &community support.

From thecrews cleaning up the debris &to the local pastor planningtonightcandlelight vigilis pitching in help restoresense of normalcy.

WEDNESDAYON LABYRINTH ROAD BROUGHT WITHIT EXCAVATORS AND LARGEDUMPSTERSBEGINNING OF A COMMUNITYCLEANUP.

We are just workingdiligently to be able to cleanup the site as quickly aspossible so that when folksstart returning to their homesthey donlast site that they saw whenthey left on Monday.COUNCILMAN ISAAC“YITZ”SCHLEIFER SAYS CREWS HAVE BEENWORKING SINCE EARLY THISMORNING.

EACH TIME A DUMPSTERWAS FULL IT WAS HAULED AWAYAND A NEW ONE WAS BROUGHT IN.THE COUNCILMAN SAYS THESYSTEM TO THE CLEANUP.

Forright now though we have topause some cleanup while BG&Eis working too, they have todig in front of the site, makesure all the lines andeverything is safe so thatthey can get the utilitiesback up and running.

OncetheyIt was like a war zone JUNETTABARNES, FIRST LADY OFEMPOWERMENT TEMPLE WAS ON THEFRONT LINES TUESDAYWITH HER NEIGHBORS ACOMMUNITY.

We are just like,weOK, is there anything that youneed.

I remember this one ladywho said thank you so much forjust asking how am I doitoday.

As a church we wantthem to know, as much as theyneed us to do, in our power wewill do.

SHE AND HER HUSBANDPASTOR GJ HAVE BEEN BUSY THEPAST 24 HOURS PREPARING FORGREATER COMMUNITY OUTREACH.TONIGHT THEYPRAYER AND CANDLELIGHT VIGILFOR THOSE IMPACTED BY MONDAYTRAGEDY.

THE 7 PM EVENT IN THEAPPLEBEES PARKING WILL OFFERSPIRITUAL GUIDANCE ASUPPORT.

PASTOR GJ WILL READFROM THE BIBLE, RESOURCES WILLBE AVAILABLE AND THE CHURCHWILL BE HANDING OUT ANOINTIOIL.

We just want to listenand really support them attheir pace and let them knowthat locally, we are herebehind them the empowermentTemple Church, the greatercommunity as a whole and we arein this together FAMILY OF20-YEAR- OLD JOSEPH GRAHAM WHODIED IN THE EXPLOSION ISEXPECTED TO ATTEND.THE AIM ISTO GATHER THE COMMUNITY ANDHEALUP THE FALLSTAFF NEIGHBORHOOD.The entire district, theentire region, the entirecity, We come together.

Thisis really just putting that onfull display for the world tsee This is what Baltimore isall about.

I love it.

This ishow community comes together.As for the completion of thecleanupbeen set but crews are workinguntil dusk each day.

The goalis to have the blast sitecleared before people return totheir homes.

In northwestBaltimore, Dave Detling, WMAR 2NewsTHAT 7 O'CLOCK PRAYER SERVICEAND VIGIL HAS BEEN POSTPONUNTIL SATURDAY DUE TO TWEATHER.WE'VE WARNED YOU THIS COULDHAPPEN SINCE THE EXPLOSION