CSX Curtis Bay Coal Terminal explosion

Baltimore City Fire crews responded to an explosion at a facility in Curtis Bay on Thursday.

According to city fire officials, contractors at CSX Curtis Bay Coal Terminal were moving coal around 11:30 a.m. Thursday on a conveyor belt in a tunnel when a build-up of coal dust happened, causing an explosion.

BALTIMORE (WBFF) — The Occupational Safety and Health Administration has proposed more than $120,000 in fines for rail company CSX for its response to an explosion at a coal silo last year in Curtis Bay...

However, an inspection by OSHA days later on Jan. 4. found nine serious violations in how the company responded to the blast.

The company has 30 days to respond to the violations. For uncontested violations, the company must remedy the problem and pay the fine.

BALTIMORE (WBFF) — Maryland Department of the Environment has cited CSX Transportation for its response to an explosion at a coal silo last year in Curtis Bay, the agency said Wednesday...

MDE said the company did not take proper precautions to ensure that particulate matter from the blast became airborne. It said the company discharged unpermitted emissions including carbon dioxide, carbon monoxide, nitrogen, sulfur dioxide and volatile organic compounds into Curtis Bay. The company could face fines of up $25,000 per day or criminal penalties if the problem is not remedied.