Overview
- A large blast on Wednesday leveled a two-story home on Green Holly Drive, left a debris field about half a block long, and killed 76-year-old Linda Synowczynski.
- First responders found a female victim in cardiac arrest outside and a severely burned man inside who was airlifted to Johns Hopkins Bayview and remains in critical condition.
- Investigators say a propane vendor had been on site to refill the home's tank roughly an hour before the explosion and significant propane was detected in the collapse debris.
- Fire, police, arson and explosives units plus Naval District Washington teams are coordinating the probe and crews located and secured the propane tank before digging deeper into the collapse pile.
- Neighbors reported the blast shook homes blocks away and prompted nearby evacuations and road closures, and authorities are collecting vendor records, doorbell footage and witness interviews to determine what happened.