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A 36-year-old female and a 10-day-old baby of the Housing Authority of Baltimore suffered a combination of burns and smoke inhalation midday Thursday when their apartment complex caught fire after an explosion which caused the wall in between the two apartments to collapse, Baltimore County Police said.

Arnetta Sands, of 200 North Aisquith Street, apt 10B, was in the kitchen spraying insecticide from an aerosol can which was a factor in the ignition of a flame from the stove being used for heating and cooking combustion. Sands suffered third degree burns on her back and arms and was taken to Church Home and Hospital, police said.

Andre Henderson, of 200 North Aisquith Street, apt 10C, was sleeping in his crib when the explosion caused the wall between the two apartments to collapse and it landed on his crib. Firefighters removed a portion of the wall off of the crib and sent the baby to Hopkins Hospital for possible smoke inhalation, police said.

Sands remains in the hospital to continue to be treated and the baby was said to be okay. Renee Henderson, the 23-year-old mother of the baby was not injured. Captain Thommen says this was an accident.