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Worker Critically Burned as Firefighter Stable After Three-Alarm Baltimore Fire

Officials say the fire is contained pending a formal cause investigation.

Overview

  • Crews were dispatched around 10:44 a.m. to a structure fire at an auto body shop in the 2000 block of North Rose Street in Northeast Baltimore.
  • An auto shop employee suffered life-threatening burns and was taken to the Johns Hopkins Bayview Burn Center, where the person remains in critical condition.
  • A mayday was declared during operations in a two-story residential building behind the shop, and a firefighter fell from the second floor to the first.
  • The firefighter was reported stable with non-serious injuries and was taken to a hospital for evaluation.
  • Roads near Sinclair Lane and Belair Road remain blocked as firefighters monitor hot spots and maintain scene safety.