4-Alarm Fire Erupts At Paint Store In Fells Point

BALTIMORE, MD — A four-alarm fire has been blazing near Fells Point Friday morning, according to the Baltimore City Fire Department. Crews initially reported they were at the scene before 3:15 a.m.

Firefighters remained in the 400 block of South Broadway — where officials said heavy fire conditions were still showing — after 6:30 a.m.

Firefighters were working to extinguish the blaze from outside because they were unsure of the structure's stability and due to the flammable materials inside the building, which houses Budeke's Paints.

The blaze at Budeke's Paints also spread to a church next door, according to WBAL.

Check out my @wbalradio video of the massive fire in @BudekesPaints along S. Broadway that @BaltimoreFire is fighting in the heart of #FellsPoint Listen for my live reports w/ @BryanNehman & @AnneKramerWBAL @JohnPattiWBAL and watch @wbaltv11 for live coverage with @wbaljfro pic.twitter.com/px0m1Kw0j6
— Scott Wykoff (@ScottWykoffWBAL) September 7, 2018

Budeke's Paints opened in Fells Point in 1868. It has another location in Timonium as well.

Due to the fire in Baltimore, multiple roads are closed on South Broadway near Bank Street.

South Broadway is closed from Aliceanna to Pratt streets, according to Fox 45, which reported 116 firefighters were responding to the fire.

This is around the corner on Eastern Avenue where the fire has spread to the back part of the building pic.twitter.com/h5qcNFgoPo
— Shelley Orman (@ShelleyOFox45) September 7, 2018

Nobody was injured, according to Baltimore City fire officials.

Photos courtesy of the Baltimore City Fire Department.