An underground fire Sunday morning in downtown Baltimore left thousands without power, closed roads and businesses, damaged a bookstore and injured a firefighter. It was the third underground fire within a couple of blocks of North Charles Street this year.

Emergency crews responded early Sunday to an underground fire and multiple manhole explosions in downtown Baltimore, prompting

As of 10:00 p.m., BGE has restored power to the vast majority of customers who were without electric service after the company de-energized the electric system for safety due to an underground fire. BGE crews continue to perform the necessary repairs to restore customers who remain without power and anticipates the balance of customers will be restored in stages overnight and into Monday morning.