Overview
- Carroll County deputies and fire crews responded to reports of an explosion on the 8000 block of Sixes Bridge Road around 5 p.m. Friday.
- Authorities later determined a hot-water holding tank ruptured at the nursery, causing the incident.
- A 65-year-old man was taken to a burn center in critical condition, one worker was hospitalized with burns, and another declined treatment.
- Officials said the scene was stabilized and all individuals at the facility were accounted for.
- The Maryland State Fire Marshal and local authorities are investigating the cause of the tank failure and the partial collapse.