Firefighters were called to a one-alarm fire of the 200 block high rise apartments of North Asquith St at 1:13 AM caused by an ignited aerosole can officials said.
Arnetta Sands 36, of the Housing Authority of Baltimore was using an insecticide spray in her kitchen when it combusted due to the heated stove. The explosion caused the shared wall of neighbor Renee Henderson, 23 to fall, collapsing over crib of 10-day-old infant Andre Henderson officials said.
Firefighters were able to remove portion of wall that fell onto the crib where infant was found unharmed. Child was rushed to John Hopkins where he was treated and later released for possible smoke inhalation mother was uninjured. Sands was treated for first degree burns at the Church Home and Hospital and released officials said.
Captain Thommen said fire was accidental.
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