BALTIMORE — A scary situation took place at the Coca-Cola Bottling Company Consolidated facility in South East Baltimore on Sunday morning.
WATCH: Carbon dioxide explosion injures 4 at Baltimore Coca-Cola Bottling facility
Just before 10:30am City fire crews were called to 701 N. Kresson Street for a Carbon Dioxide tank explosion inside the building.
Four people sustained injuries, two of which required hospitalization. One is in critical condition, according to fire officials.
Brian K. Little, the Vice President of Corporate Communications at Coca-Cola Consolidated, Inc., said the injured individuals are "employees of an external vendor."
Little added the company will conduct a "thorough investigation," as to what caused the explosion.
The facility, Little says, is expected to reopen "soon."
Below is Little's full statement to WMAR-2 News.
"We're continuing to conduct a thorough investigation, but what we've learned is that earlier today, employees of an external vendor were injured while performing CO₂-related work inside our facility at 701 N. Kresson Street in Baltimore, MD. Those individuals were immediately transported to a local hospital for evaluation and care. All our employees are safe and accounted for and our facility is anticipated to reopen soon."
