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Shortly after 615 pm on Monday, September 24, multiple callers to Baltimore City 911 were reporting heavy smoke in the area of N Charles St & W Lexington Ave. First arriving units reported smoke coming from several manholes in the 100 block of N Charles Street, with flames showing and some manhole covers popping off and flying. Operating with a 1st alarm assignment, BCFD firefighters stretched several hoselines and evacuated area buildings while awaiting BGE's response to address the underground electrical fire. One paramedic was transported to the R Adams Cowley Shock Trauma Center after he was thrown to the ground when one of the manhole covers exploded. Trucks 1 & 16 were damaged when the apparatus was struck by flying manhole covers.