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Fall feel Friday before rain returns this weekend

BALTIMORE (WBFF) — Updated 6:30 a.m. August 21 — Friday looks and feels fantastic ahead of a chance of rain this weekend. Friday looks great with sunshine and clouds and below-average temperatures. Highs will reach the low 80s.Friday weatherShowers, storms, and downpours return Saturday with highs in the muggy upper 70s.Rain timelineSunday is drier with just a stray shower and highs in the low to mid 80s.Weekend weatherThe new workweek will begin with dry and mild weather before storms move in by the middle of next week.Bus stop forecast

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103-year-old Maryland WWII vet sings at Orioles game

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Brothers rush to help victims after deadly home explosion in Annapolis

ANNAPOLIS, Md. (WBFF) — Two brothers are being credited with rushing toward danger to help victims after a deadly home explosion in Annapolis.Joseph and Benjamin Toms said they were nearby when they heard the blast and immediately ran toward the home, where they found a chaotic scene filled with debris, fumes and people in need of help.“When we first got there, we ran up. We didn’t want to run inside just because of the danger. But once we saw the feet, it was no brainer. We didn’t think twice,” Joseph said.Among the people they tried to help was 76-year-old Linda Synowczynski.The brothers said they heard people calling for help and began lifting pieces of the collapsed structure in an effort to free her.ALSO READ | Woman dead, man critically injured after house explosion in Annapolis“I yelled, we have a light pulse. We saw her feet. We both grabbed part of the roof. We lifted it up. We started to try to get her out. And then finally two other neighbors rushed in. They helped us lift it up, get her out and that’s when the first responders came in,” Joseph said.Authorities said Synowczynski went into cardiac arrest and died at the scene.The brothers then turned their attention to another victim, Stan, who was injured in the explosion.“He came out when we first saw him, just covered in dust, very dazed and obviously not sure what was going on,” Joseph said. “And at that point, because it was getting so bad and they were starting to read more of the propane, they asked us to step back.”Their father, Jamie, told FOX45 he remembers seeing a propane truck in the area shortly before the explosion.“I could see the truck outside the front and obviously thought nothing of it at the time,” Jamie said.ALSO READ | Crews battle north Baltimore house fire Tuesday nightThere is no confirmed connection between the propane truck and the explosion, and investigators have not yet announced what caused the blast.Jamie also said he regularly saw Stan spending time outside in his garden and had seen him there roughly 10 minutes before the explosion.First responders soon flooded the neighborhood as investigators began working to determine what caused the explosion. The brothers, however, said they had little time to process the danger as they rushed in to help.“It’s just like helping humans in need. I mean, if my family was ever in a situation like that, I would hope neighbors would do the same thing,” Benjamin said.As of Thursday night, Stan remained hospitalized at Bayview Medical Center.His daughter, Jennifer, shared a statement with FOX45 saying:“This is a life changer. The house my brother and I grew up in is gone and so is our mom. I never got to say goodbye. It’s a miracle my dad is still alive.”The investigation into the cause of the explosion remains ongoing.

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