Assisting families impacted by explosion

Assisting families impacted by explosion

BALTIMORE CONTINUES TO PULLTOGETHER AFTER A GAS EXPLOSIONKILLED TWO PEOPLE ANDDESTROYED THREE HOMES LASTMONTH.

THE LEADERS OF A LOCALCHURCH HAVE PLANS TO HELP THEFAMILIES IN THE NEIGHBORHOODREBUILD..

WMAR 2 NEWS' MARKROPER IS LIVE IN NORTHWESTBALTIMORE.

MARK -- HOW DO THEYPLAN TO HELP?AS YOU CAN SEE FROM LOOKING ATTHE SCENE HERE ON LABYRINTHROAD -- MANY HOMES STILL HAVEBOARDED UP WINDOWS FROM THEEXPLOSION.

BUT THE CHURCHLEADERS ALSO WANT TO HELP WITHTHE DAMAGE YOU CAN'T SEE.

THEAUGUST 10TH GAS EXPLOSION ONLABYRINTH ROAD IN NORTHWESTBALTIMORE KILLED TWO PEOPLE --REDUCED THREE HOMES TO RUBBLEAND DAMAGED DOZENS OF OTHERS.AND IN THE WAKE OF THEEXPLOSION -- CHURCH LEADERS ATTHE EMPOWERMENT TEMPLE A-M-ECHURCH SAY THEY'RE WORKINGWITH A GROUP OF COMMUNITYPARTNERS TO HELP NEIGHBORSCOPE WITH THE AFTERMATH.

WHILEINSURANCE CAN HELP WITH THEVISIBLE STRUCTURAL DAMAGE THATTHE EXPLOSION CAUSED TOSURROUNDING HOMES -- THECHURCH PLANS TO HELP WITHFAMILIES' OTHER NEEDS -- SUCHAS HELPING THEM PHYSICALLY --MENTALLY -- AND FINANCIALLY.AS FAR AS WHAT CAUSED THEEXPLOSION THAT TOOK TWO LIVESAND DAMAGED HOMES -- BGEINVESTIGATORS HAVE SAID THEIREQUIPMENT WAS NOT TO BLAME --RATHER OFFICIALS WITH THEUTILITY COMPANY BELIEVE IT WASSOME TYPE OF EQUIPMENT IN ONEOF THE HOMES WHICH LED TO THISDEADLY INCIDENT.

CHURCHLEADERS WILL ANNOUNCE THEDETAILS OF THEIR PLANS THISAFTERNOON AT EMPOWERMENTTEMPLE AME.

AND THEY HOPE TOGET STARTED ON THE FIRST PHASEOF HELPING FAMILIES NEXT WEEK.LIVE IN NORTHWEST BALTIMORE --MARK ROPER -- WMAR 2 NEWA FORMER AID