4 hurt in warehouse explosion

Published March 8, 2011 5:00am ET



Four people were injured when a generator battery exploded at a warehouse in Northeast Washington, authorities said.

D.C. fire department spokesman Pete Piringer says firefighter were called to a D.C. Department of Public Works building in the 2800 block of New York Avenue about 8 a.m. Tuesday. He said an industrial battery malfunctioned and exploded while renovations were being done to the warehouse. 

All 25 workers  in the building have been evaluated and four were taken to a hospital with serious injuries, he said.