An early morning fire left the residents of a north Baltimore home displaced after their two-level, single family home was gutted by flames.
Baltimore Fire Department responded rapidly to the one alarm fire. Within minutes crews were laying out water hoses, while ground ladders were placed against the house and a truck extended its long ladder onto the roof.
Baltimore Fire Department responded rapidly to the one alarm fire. Within minutes crews were laying out water hoses, while ground ladders were placed against the house and a truck extended its long ladder onto the roof.
Thick smoke billowed from upper windows and the roof of the house, as neighborhood residents stood outside on a chilly night to watch. From the observations of this writer, the bulk of the fire seemed to be centered on the second floor of the house.
By all appearances there were no injuries to occupants or fire fighters. An arson investigator from the fire department was seen arriving as this writer departed.
The fire was extinguished in less than hour with damage restricted to the structure of origin. It should be noted, Engine 31, the first due engine for this fire was once shut down out-of-service for nearly a year. Were it not reopened, response times to this fire could have possibly been affected.
