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Baltimore Gas and Electric

Controversies

Controversies tied to this brand in public sources. A listing is not a finding of fault.

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  1. 2021

    Terry James sues BGE over Baltimore gas explosion

    Lawsuit filed

    Terry James filed a lawsuit against Baltimore Gas & Electric and the city, claiming they were responsible for the August gas explosion. BGE said it does not comment on the merits of pending litigation and stated its equipment was safe and did not cause the explosion.

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    • BGE spokesman Aaron Koos said the company does not comment on the merits of pending litigation. But he added that BGE’s equipment “was inspected, tested, and found to be operating safely and was not the cause of the tragic natural gas explosion that occurred on Aug. 10.”
    • Terry James had rented a basement apartment at 4232 Labyrinth Road. His attorneys claim BGE knew its gas lines were unsafe and failed to respond to a meter for the house that recorded “a shocking and abnormally high rate of natural gas flowing into the building basement.”
    • A man who was seriously injured in a natural gas explosion in Baltimore has filed a lawsuit against Baltimore Gas & Electric as well as the city.
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  2. 2020

    Reisterstown Station natural-gas explosion

    On August 10, 2020, an explosion on Labyrinth Road in Baltimore's Reisterstown Station area destroyed three homes, killed two people, and injured seven. BGE representatives said the cause was unknown at the time described in the reference material.

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  3. 2019

    Regulatory criticism after Columbia gas explosion

    After a gas explosion destroyed a 57,000-square-foot commercial building in Columbia, Maryland, staff of the Maryland Public Service Commission concluded that BGE had failed to provide for the safe operation and maintenance of the relevant facilities.

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