Fire Rages Through Southwest Baltimore Block, 25 Displaced

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BALTIMORE (WJZ)– Crews responded to a four-alarm occurrence successful which flames engulfed an full artifact of rowhomes successful southwest Baltimore Friday morning.

Twenty-five residents are displaced, and 2 firefighters suffered insignificant injuries.

The occurrence was reported astir 7 a.m. successful the 1500 artifact of W. Fairmount Street successful the Franklin Square neighborhood. Eight rowhomes were impacted.

Homeowner Marquay Thornton was getting acceptable to spell to enactment erstwhile his fiance heard a crackling sound.

“That’s what truly alerted us,” helium said. “She went extracurricular and that’s erstwhile she came backmost and rushed everybody retired of the house.”

A occurrence section spokesperson said each of the homes were occupied.

Roughly 100 firefighters responded to the blaze.

“Once we get it nether control, we volition beryllium doing a secondary hunt passim each of the buildings conscionable to marque definite that determination is nary 1 wrong immoderate of the buildings,” Baltimore City Fire Department Chief Roman Clark said.

The origin of the occurrence is not yet known.

FFs proceed to conflict a 4-Alarm occurrence successful the 1500 blk of Fairmount Ave. involving 8 homes. No injuries reported. Additional info volition beryllium disposable astatine Media Staging astatine N. Gilmor & W. Baltimore St. pic.twitter.com/aCsSshCG1g

— Baltimore Fire (@BaltimoreFire) August 27, 2021

#UPDATE: 25 radical are displaced aft a occurrence connected W. Fairmount St. The Red Cross is present connected scene. 2 firefighters suffered insignificant injuries. The origin remains nether investigation. @wjz pic.twitter.com/e3dARs7smX

— Rachel Menitoff (@RachelMenitoff) August 27, 2021

Over 120 unit were connected the scene, according to the Baltimore Firefighters Union.

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