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.

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 the 300 block of N Charles Street around 3:30 a.

An underground fire Sunday shut down roads in downtown Baltimore and wiped out power and internet for thousands of city residents.