4-Alarm Fire Spreads To 8 Rowhouses In Baltimore, Officials Say

BALTIMORE, MD — Nearly two dozen people were displaced by a fire that spread across a block of rowhouses in west Baltimore.

The fire broke out in the 1500 block of West Fairmount Avenue after 7 a.m., according to the Baltimore Fire Department.

Flames spread across eight homes, which occupied the entire odd-numbered side of the block, according to Baltimore Fire Chief Roman Clark.

"You could see the heavy smoke from miles away," Clark said, in a statement provided by WBAL.

No injuries were reported, officials said, and the cause remains under investigation.

A man who lives across the street said he heard his neighbor had fallen, and he went in to help rescue her, crediting God for putting him "in the right place at the right time," WMAR reported.

The Red Cross was assisting 23 people impacted by the fire, the organization's National Capital & Greater Chesapeake Region chapter reported Friday afternoon.

Temperatures were in the 90s Friday in Baltimore. Due to the heat, a refrigeration truck and a comfort bus were called in to keep firefighters cool, according to the Baltimore Firefighters IAFF Local 734.

#BCFDLogistics & @Box414 are working together to ensure #BMORESBravest & #BCFDEMS members on the scene stay cool & hydrated.
SRO-2, a 2009 International/Morgan refrigeration truck (former Maryland USAR TF-2) and a @mtamaryland comfort bus are both on scene as well. pic.twitter.com/EL1Cl11Ly0
— Baltimore Firefighters IAFF Local 734 (@BCFDL734) August 27, 2021

3RD ALARM FIRE
1500 blk W Fairmount Av#FranklinSquare@docbullock#BMORESBravest arrived with 5+ row homes on fire. Additional units immediately requested. pic.twitter.com/7pc48w74mA
— Baltimore Firefighters IAFF Local 734 (@BCFDL734) August 27, 2021

FFs continue to battle a 4-Alarm fire in the 1500 blk of Fairmount Ave. involving 8 homes. No injuries reported. Additional info will be available at Media Staging at N. Gilmor & W. Baltimore St. pic.twitter.com/aCsSshCG1g
— Baltimore Fire (@BaltimoreFire) August 27, 2021

We are currently on the scene of a 4-Alarm fire in the 1500 blk of Fairmount. PIO will provide additional info on scene. . pic.twitter.com/uPnhPfrPbm
— Baltimore Fire (@BaltimoreFire) August 27, 2021