An explosion erupted on a cargo ship hauling coal in Baltimore’s harbor near the Key Bridge collapse site Monday evening, according to news sources. The explosion, which has been fully contained, started at 6:28 p.m., Baltimore City fire officials told WBALTV11. The ship was full of coal and had just left the CSX Coal Dock.

Video posted to social media appears to show a cargo ship exploding in the Baltimore Harbor, near where the Baltimore Key Bridge collapsed in March 2024.

Investigators on Tuesday were trying to determine what caused an explosion aboard a cargo ship laden with coal as it departed Baltimore's harbor for East Africa. Video of the explosion showed flames shooting high into the air,