An underground fire Sunday morning in downtown Baltimore left thousands without power, closed roads and businesses, damaged a bookstore and injured a firefighter. It was the third underground fire within a couple of blocks of North Charles Street this year.

Baltimore City Fire Department responded to a manhole fire Sunday morning at the intersection of Charles and Pleasant Street. According to the Baltimore City Fire Department, units were dispatched to

Baltimore City Sheriff's Office says due to emergency road closures, all Baltimore City courthouses are closed today.

Numerous roads in downtown Baltimore are closed and power to some businesses and residences is shut off due to an underground fire, according to a news release from the Baltimore Department of Emergency Services.

City Fire officials are investigating a manhole fire on the 300 block of North Charles Street, prompting road closures Sunday morning.

Gas and Electric Co. crews were working Monday morning to restore power after an underground blaze caused thousands of outages Sunday afternoon in downtown Baltimore. The utility said Monday night that it had restored power to the “vast majority” of customers who had lost service.