Underground Fire in Downtown Baltimore Causes Power Outage, Disrupts Commute

The incident led to the closure of the city's two courthouses and affected several city buildings, with 16 still without power as of Friday morning.

An underground fire in downtown Baltimore resulted in a power outage, affecting the morning commute and closing the city’s two courthouses.
The fire, which started on Thursday night, affected underground electrical conduits along North Charles Street, leading to the power being shut down in the area.
Several city buildings were affected by the outage, with essential buildings running on emergency power.
Power was restored to the downtown area by 7:30 a.m. on Friday, but 16 buildings were still without power.
The incident caused an interruption to the city’s 9-1-1 dispatch around 1 a.m. on Friday, but there is currently no disruption to the 9-1-1 call handling process.