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Baltimore House Explosion Victims Identified

Two died and seven were injured in a blast in northwest Baltimore, including a 20-year-old man and a 61-year-old woman.

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Joseph Graham, 20, was in Morgan State University's electrical engineering program. His younger sister described him as “positive and motivational."
Joseph Graham, 20, was in Morgan State University's electrical engineering program. His younger sister described him as “positive and motivational." (WJZ)

BALTIMORE, MD — Fire officials have identified the victims of the deadly gas explosion in northwest Baltimore on Monday as a 61-year-old woman and a 20-year-old man. The Baltimore City Fire Department said firefighters found Lonnie Herriott’s body just before noon on Monday, hours after the explosion rocked the neighborhood. Just before 1 a.m. Tuesday, crews pulled Joseph Graham’s body from the rubble.

Morgan State University officials told WJZ Tuesday that Graham was a rising sophomore pursuing a degree in electrical engineering. Family members remembered Graham as a smart and talented young man.

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