A camera captured the moment an explosion erupted inside the W. Sapphire , a Liberian-flagged ship filled with coal, on Monday in the Patapsco River near Baltimore's Francis Scott Key Bridge collapse site.

The emergency unfolded around 6:30 p.m. in the heart of the Fort McHenry federal channel, near the site of the former Key Bridge, which collapsed in March 2024 when it was struck by the cargo ship DALI.

The images WJZ obtained from StreamTime LIVE show the Sapphire, a 751-foot-long vessel, quickly engulfed in a fireball. You can view the explosion on StreamTime LIVE's YouTube page .

The images WJZ obtained from StreamTime LIVE show the Sapphire, a 751-foot-long vessel, quickly engulfed in a fireball. Photo by StreamTime LIVE

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