As workers cut sections of plywood to board up the burnt-out three-story building at the Twin Ridge Apartments, nearby residents spoke of what they heard on Thursday just before the fire broke out. “Right around 3:00. Just a terrible ‘boom!”, said Ryan Tucker, “One of the loudest I’ve ever heard and I came out about five minutes later to see the smoke coming out.” Celani Lopez says her mother heard something as well a few buildings away. “She heard a very loud explosion and the dogs started freaking out,” said Lopez, “At first, she went to go check on my sister and then the dogs to see if they were ok and, yes, I guess that’s when the fire happened.” #fire #baltimorecounty #news #maryland