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Children were heard screaming for help after a deadly gas explosion leveled three Baltimore homes, killing one woman and seriously injuring four others, as rescuers continue to search for at least one more victim.  

Baltimore Fire confirmed an adult female was pronounced dead at the scene and four other people have been taken to hospital in a serious condition following the devastating blast that ripped through the row homes at Labyrinth and Reisterstown Road just before 10 a.m. Monday morning.

More than 200 emergency responders are combing the scene for survivors with at least one victim still trapped under the rubble as fears grow that there may be other people still unaccounted for.  

Shocking images from the scene show the homes completely flattened while the windows in nearby properties have been blown out by the devastating blast that was heard several blocks away. 

Children were heard screaming for help after a deadly gas explosion leveled three Baltimore homes, killing one woman and seriously injuring four others, as rescuers continue to search for at least one more victim

Debris and rubble covers the ground in the aftermath of the deadly blast in Baltimore Monday morning

Baltimore Fire confirmed an adult female was pronounced dead at the scene and four other people have been taken to hospital in a serious condition

Firefighters transport an injured person on a stretcher at the scene of the explosion in the residential area

One woman was pulled from the rubble just before noon while at least one more victim remains trapped 

One woman is dead and another four people are in a serious condition following the blast

The blast ripped through the row homes at Labyrinth and Reisterstown Road just before 10 a.m. Monday morning

More than 200 emergency responders are combing the scene for survivors with at least one victim still trapped under the rubble

Shocking images from the scene show at least three row homes completely reduced to rubble while the windows in nearby properties are blown out in the wake of the devastating blast that was heard several blocks away

Neighbors have gathered outside the explosion site in Baltimore where a gas explosion leveled three homes Monday morning

Emergency services guide a woman covered in debris out of the area following the 'major incident' that left at least one dead

Shocked residents look on while firefighters and rescue teams work to locate survivors with at least one person still trapped under the collapsed buildings 

Shocked neighbor Kevin Matthews, who has lived on Labyrinth Road for 28 years, told the Chicago Tribune he rushed to the scene of the explosion just after 10 a.m. and could hear the cries of children. 

'Come get us! We're stuck!' he heard children screaming from the rubble. 

Local firefighters were called to the area of the 6500 block of Reisterstown Road Monday morning after the blast ripped through several homes. 

Three victims in a critical condition were pulled from the rubble by firefighters a short time later and were rushed to hospital, and another person - an adult woman - was pronounced dead at the scene.

A fifth victim was rescued just before noon and taken to hospital in a serious condition.

Baltimore Fire confirmed in a press conference at midday that rescue teams are working to rescue at least one other person who remains trapped under the flattened homes. 

Off duty special rescue operations personnel have been drafted in to support the rescue operation due to the scale of the incident, they said. 

Desperate family members and neighbors were pictured at the scene waiting for news of their loved ones. 

Shocked neighbor Kevin Matthews, who has lived on Labyrinth Road for 28 years, told the Chicago Tribune he rushed to the scene of the explosion just after 10 a.m. and could hear the cries of children. Pictured an aerial image of the aftermath 

Children were heard screaming 'Come get us! We're stuck!' from the rubble the neighbor said

Local firefighters were called to the area of the 6500 block of Reisterstown Road Monday morning after the blast ripped through several homes

Emergency responders help a survivor at the scene of the explosion Monday morning 

A victim is carried out of the debris by firefighters Monday morning. Four victims are in a critical condition and another person - an adult woman - was pronounced dead at the scene

A woman covered in debris stands in front of the devastation and holds her hands in prayer following the tragic incident 

The explosion destroyed at least three homes in Baltimore and trapped victims, including children, under the rubble

Three homes near Reisterstown Road in Baltimore were destroyed in the explosion Monday morning

Fears grow that there may be other people still unaccounted for as rescue teams comb the rubble for survivors

Shocking images from the scene show the homes completely flattened while the windows in nearby properties have been blown out by the devastating blast that was heard several blocks away 

The blast was caused by a gas explosion but no further details have been confirmed about the cause 

Officials said the blast was caused by a gas explosion and an investigation is under way.

No further details of the cause of the blast or the identities of the victims were provided.       

Officials from Baltimore Gas and Electric Co. were pictured on the scene, according to the Baltimore Sun.  

'We are on the scene and working closely with the fire department to make the situation safe,' said Baltimore Gas and Electric spokesperson Richard Yost. 

'Crews are working to turn off gas to the buildings in the immediate area. Once the gas is off we can begin to safely assess the situation including inspections of BGE equipment.' 

Initial reports said five people, including children, were trapped following a 'major explosion' in the residential area Monday morning. 

Baltimore police scanners said they were responding to a 'mass casualty' that impacted a three block radius and 'completely destroyed' three homes. 

'We are borderline mass casualty at this point. This explosion has affected at least a three block radius up here,' a police scanner said at the time.

'Three dwellings completely destroyed.'      

Around 200 emergency services personnel are on the scene of the devastating blast 

Eyewitnesses told CBS Baltimore they heard a large boom and felt the ground shake, with workers at a local store saying they felt the blast several blocks away

Where the homes once stood nothing but rubble and debris remained on the scene 

Horrifying images of the aftermath show the row homes completely destroyed and collapsed to rubble. 

Bricks and rubble are all that remain where the homes once stood, while debris covered the surrounding homes in the area. 

Across the street from the blast, at least four homes had their windows blown out from the force of the explosion.  

Dust and debris filled the air and, at one point, firefighters were seen using a chainsaw to cut through the roof of a collapsed building. 

One survivor Major Watkins Jr., an 88-year-old army veteran whose home was completely destroyed in the explosion, told The Baltimore Sun the blast 'sounded like Korea.'  

Horrifying images on social media show homes destroyed and reduced to rubble in the area

Local firefighters were called to the area of the 6500 block of Reisterstown Road Monday morning after several houses exploded

Initial reports said five people, including children, were trapped inside after the explosion caused the buildings to collapse

A collapse response and second alarm has been called, Baltimore firefighters confirmed

Firefighters work to locate survivors in the rubble after at least one was killed and two others remain in a critical condition

Baltimore police scanners said they were responding to a 'mass casualty' that impacted a three block radius and 'completely destroyed' three homes

Debris is scattered all over the surrounding homes in the area while at least three properties have been reduced to dust

Three victims in a critical condition were pulled from the rubble by firefighters a short time later, with one person later pronounced dead at the scene

Other eyewitnesses told CBS Baltimore they heard a large boom and felt the ground shake, with workers at a local store saying they felt the blast several blocks away. 

'I heard a kaboom and I thought it was a car or something and when I came out, I seen the debris and something's gone, totally gone,' one woman told the outlet.

Another neighbor told how he ran from his home barefoot after hearing the blast.

He said he could smell gas and smoke and could hear someone calling for 'help' from under the rubble.

'It was catastrophic. It was like a bomb, like you watch things in other countries where they have like bombings and things like that,' Dean Jones told CBS Baltimore. 

'It was like watching that in real life. Telephone poles split, I mean, houses down the block, broken glass. 

'When I initially got there, I could hear a voice just saying help. It's crazy. It's something I don't ever wanna see ever again - I don't want to relive it ever again.'