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Two Vacant Buildings on Fire

1900 Lemmon St, Carrollton Ridge, Baltimore

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Developing· Active Downed Power Line

Summary

  • Firefighters are actively responding to a building fire reported in the alley of Lemmon and Goldsmith Streets in Baltimore. Crews are setting up operations on the 1900 block of Lemmon Street to address the situation.

Timeline

Firefighters have requested the power company to turn off electricity due to a downed power line.

BPD Southwest · 0:12
I was referring, talking to BG&E 20, you copy? Yes. We need BG&E to turn off the power. Well, there's an electrical line that's on the ground.

Firefighters have requested assistance for an active downed power line near the fire.

BPD Southwest · 0:13
David 18. David 18. Yes ma'am, in reference to this fire, can you contact BGE for a downed power line and it's still active?

Traffic is effectively redirected, with vehicles turning south to avoid the fire area.

BPD Southwest · 0:23
I don't think so. You already have a vehicle parked at that intersection at Payson and Pratt, preventing vehicles from going eastbound on Pratt, which is what we don't want, so that's good. And all the vehicles are turning south on to Payson. So, everything, it all looks good there. 10-4. Yeah, I'm sitting here, so I just wanted to confirm that if they needed it to block off. 10-4, copy.

Police confirm both affected houses are vacant.

BPD Southwest · 0:09
David 18, I'm going to have to get you a house number. Looks like, uh, they're both unoccupied, vacant. 10-4.

Polie are en route to the scene.

BPD Southwest · 0:11
Unit 41, I'm on my way to Lemon and Goldsmith also. 10-4. I'm en route to Lemon. 10-4, you can put me en route.

Traffic is being redirected to prevent vehicles from heading east on Pratt.

BPD Southwest · 0:06
Foxtrot, also shut down Case and Pratt, prevent vehicles from going east on Pratt.

Police report that at least one of the affected houses appears to be vacant.

BPD Southwest · 0:19
All right, do we know if any of these vehicles, I mean, these houses are occupied or? Uh, David 18, I'll advise in just a second. I'm trying to put my cars from where to block traffic. 10-4. Foxtrot, looks like at least one is definitely a vacant. Looks like the one next to it is also a vacant.

Firefighters are setting up to address the building fire on the 1900 block of Lemmon Street.

BPD Southwest · 0:17
1900 block 11th Street. 1900 block 11. Fire department is 10-23. Looks like they're about to get all set up. Yeah, David, 10-23 as well. 26, show me about 305. 10-43, you good?

The address reported for this incident has changed to 1900 Lemmon St.

Reports indicate that the fire is in the alley of Lemmon and Goldsmith.

BPD Southwest · 0:08
Box traffic dispatch, looks like Lemon and Goldsmith Alley. Looks like you may have multiple rooms on fire.

Firefighters are responding to a working building fire at the location.

A2/C2 Dispatch · 0:40
Working fire alarm 14-1, you respond on fireground, fireground 2, fireground 2, engine 14, truck 6, EMS 3, car 5, FIB, SOC 7, Air Flex 1, try en route. Respond to Lemon Street and Payson Street for the working fire. Working fire alarm 14-1, you respond on fireground 2, engine 14, truck 6, EMS 3, car 5, FIB, SOC 7, Air Flex 1, respond to Lemon Street and Payson for a building fire at 1829.

Firefighters have received a report of a building fire.

Baltimore City Fire · 0:30
Pratt Street. Box alarm 14-1, you respond on fireground 2. Engine 36, Engine 8, Engine 55, add it to the RIT. Engine 30, Engine 47, Truck 10, Truck 23, Rescue 1, Medic 5, Time Chief 3, Time Chief 6, AP Officer 4, respond to Lemon Street and Payson for a building fire. Also now receiving 1916 West Pratt Street. Also reporting, possibly...

A 911 caller has reported an unconfirmed incident at S Payson St & Lemmon St.

Firefighters have requested the power company to turn off electricity due to a downed power line.

BPD Southwest · 0:12
I was referring, talking to BG&E 20, you copy? Yes. We need BG&E to turn off the power. Well, there's an electrical line that's on the ground.

Firefighters have requested assistance for an active downed power line near the fire.

BPD Southwest · 0:13
David 18. David 18. Yes ma'am, in reference to this fire, can you contact BGE for a downed power line and it's still active?

Traffic is effectively redirected, with vehicles turning south to avoid the fire area.

BPD Southwest · 0:23
I don't think so. You already have a vehicle parked at that intersection at Payson and Pratt, preventing vehicles from going eastbound on Pratt, which is what we don't want, so that's good. And all the vehicles are turning south on to Payson. So, everything, it all looks good there. 10-4. Yeah, I'm sitting here, so I just wanted to confirm that if they needed it to block off. 10-4, copy.

Police confirm both affected houses are vacant.

BPD Southwest · 0:09
David 18, I'm going to have to get you a house number. Looks like, uh, they're both unoccupied, vacant. 10-4.

Polie are en route to the scene.

BPD Southwest · 0:11
Unit 41, I'm on my way to Lemon and Goldsmith also. 10-4. I'm en route to Lemon. 10-4, you can put me en route.

Traffic is being redirected to prevent vehicles from heading east on Pratt.

BPD Southwest · 0:06
Foxtrot, also shut down Case and Pratt, prevent vehicles from going east on Pratt.

Police report that at least one of the affected houses appears to be vacant.

BPD Southwest · 0:19
All right, do we know if any of these vehicles, I mean, these houses are occupied or? Uh, David 18, I'll advise in just a second. I'm trying to put my cars from where to block traffic. 10-4. Foxtrot, looks like at least one is definitely a vacant. Looks like the one next to it is also a vacant.

Firefighters are setting up to address the building fire on the 1900 block of Lemmon Street.

BPD Southwest · 0:17
1900 block 11th Street. 1900 block 11. Fire department is 10-23. Looks like they're about to get all set up. Yeah, David, 10-23 as well. 26, show me about 305. 10-43, you good?

The address reported for this incident has changed to 1900 Lemmon St.

Reports indicate that the fire is in the alley of Lemmon and Goldsmith.

BPD Southwest · 0:08
Box traffic dispatch, looks like Lemon and Goldsmith Alley. Looks like you may have multiple rooms on fire.

Firefighters are responding to a working building fire at the location.

A2/C2 Dispatch · 0:40
Working fire alarm 14-1, you respond on fireground, fireground 2, fireground 2, engine 14, truck 6, EMS 3, car 5, FIB, SOC 7, Air Flex 1, try en route. Respond to Lemon Street and Payson Street for the working fire. Working fire alarm 14-1, you respond on fireground 2, engine 14, truck 6, EMS 3, car 5, FIB, SOC 7, Air Flex 1, respond to Lemon Street and Payson for a building fire at 1829.

Firefighters have received a report of a building fire.

Baltimore City Fire · 0:30
Pratt Street. Box alarm 14-1, you respond on fireground 2. Engine 36, Engine 8, Engine 55, add it to the RIT. Engine 30, Engine 47, Truck 10, Truck 23, Rescue 1, Medic 5, Time Chief 3, Time Chief 6, AP Officer 4, respond to Lemon Street and Payson for a building fire. Also now receiving 1916 West Pratt Street. Also reporting, possibly...

A 911 caller has reported an unconfirmed incident at S Payson St & Lemmon St.

Firefighters have requested the power company to turn off electricity due to a downed power line.

BPD Southwest · 0:12
I was referring, talking to BG&E 20, you copy? Yes. We need BG&E to turn off the power. Well, there's an electrical line that's on the ground.

Firefighters have requested assistance for an active downed power line near the fire.

BPD Southwest · 0:13
David 18. David 18. Yes ma'am, in reference to this fire, can you contact BGE for a downed power line and it's still active?

Traffic is effectively redirected, with vehicles turning south to avoid the fire area.

BPD Southwest · 0:23
I don't think so. You already have a vehicle parked at that intersection at Payson and Pratt, preventing vehicles from going eastbound on Pratt, which is what we don't want, so that's good. And all the vehicles are turning south on to Payson. So, everything, it all looks good there. 10-4. Yeah, I'm sitting here, so I just wanted to confirm that if they needed it to block off. 10-4, copy.

Police confirm both affected houses are vacant.

BPD Southwest · 0:09
David 18, I'm going to have to get you a house number. Looks like, uh, they're both unoccupied, vacant. 10-4.

Polie are en route to the scene.

BPD Southwest · 0:11
Unit 41, I'm on my way to Lemon and Goldsmith also. 10-4. I'm en route to Lemon. 10-4, you can put me en route.

Traffic is being redirected to prevent vehicles from heading east on Pratt.

BPD Southwest · 0:06
Foxtrot, also shut down Case and Pratt, prevent vehicles from going east on Pratt.

Police report that at least one of the affected houses appears to be vacant.

BPD Southwest · 0:19
All right, do we know if any of these vehicles, I mean, these houses are occupied or? Uh, David 18, I'll advise in just a second. I'm trying to put my cars from where to block traffic. 10-4. Foxtrot, looks like at least one is definitely a vacant. Looks like the one next to it is also a vacant.

Firefighters are setting up to address the building fire on the 1900 block of Lemmon Street.

BPD Southwest · 0:17
1900 block 11th Street. 1900 block 11. Fire department is 10-23. Looks like they're about to get all set up. Yeah, David, 10-23 as well. 26, show me about 305. 10-43, you good?

The address reported for this incident has changed to 1900 Lemmon St.

Reports indicate that the fire is in the alley of Lemmon and Goldsmith.

BPD Southwest · 0:08
Box traffic dispatch, looks like Lemon and Goldsmith Alley. Looks like you may have multiple rooms on fire.

Firefighters are responding to a working building fire at the location.

A2/C2 Dispatch · 0:40
Working fire alarm 14-1, you respond on fireground, fireground 2, fireground 2, engine 14, truck 6, EMS 3, car 5, FIB, SOC 7, Air Flex 1, try en route. Respond to Lemon Street and Payson Street for the working fire. Working fire alarm 14-1, you respond on fireground 2, engine 14, truck 6, EMS 3, car 5, FIB, SOC 7, Air Flex 1, respond to Lemon Street and Payson for a building fire at 1829.

Firefighters have received a report of a building fire.

Baltimore City Fire · 0:30
Pratt Street. Box alarm 14-1, you respond on fireground 2. Engine 36, Engine 8, Engine 55, add it to the RIT. Engine 30, Engine 47, Truck 10, Truck 23, Rescue 1, Medic 5, Time Chief 3, Time Chief 6, AP Officer 4, respond to Lemon Street and Payson for a building fire. Also now receiving 1916 West Pratt Street. Also reporting, possibly...

A 911 caller has reported an unconfirmed incident at S Payson St & Lemmon St.

Firefighters have requested the power company to turn off electricity due to a downed power line.

BPD Southwest · 0:12
I was referring, talking to BG&E 20, you copy? Yes. We need BG&E to turn off the power. Well, there's an electrical line that's on the ground.

Firefighters have requested assistance for an active downed power line near the fire.

BPD Southwest · 0:13
David 18. David 18. Yes ma'am, in reference to this fire, can you contact BGE for a downed power line and it's still active?

Traffic is effectively redirected, with vehicles turning south to avoid the fire area.

BPD Southwest · 0:23
I don't think so. You already have a vehicle parked at that intersection at Payson and Pratt, preventing vehicles from going eastbound on Pratt, which is what we don't want, so that's good. And all the vehicles are turning south on to Payson. So, everything, it all looks good there. 10-4. Yeah, I'm sitting here, so I just wanted to confirm that if they needed it to block off. 10-4, copy.

Police confirm both affected houses are vacant.

BPD Southwest · 0:09
David 18, I'm going to have to get you a house number. Looks like, uh, they're both unoccupied, vacant. 10-4.

Polie are en route to the scene.

BPD Southwest · 0:11
Unit 41, I'm on my way to Lemon and Goldsmith also. 10-4. I'm en route to Lemon. 10-4, you can put me en route.

Traffic is being redirected to prevent vehicles from heading east on Pratt.

BPD Southwest · 0:06
Foxtrot, also shut down Case and Pratt, prevent vehicles from going east on Pratt.

Police report that at least one of the affected houses appears to be vacant.

BPD Southwest · 0:19
All right, do we know if any of these vehicles, I mean, these houses are occupied or? Uh, David 18, I'll advise in just a second. I'm trying to put my cars from where to block traffic. 10-4. Foxtrot, looks like at least one is definitely a vacant. Looks like the one next to it is also a vacant.

Firefighters are setting up to address the building fire on the 1900 block of Lemmon Street.

BPD Southwest · 0:17
1900 block 11th Street. 1900 block 11. Fire department is 10-23. Looks like they're about to get all set up. Yeah, David, 10-23 as well. 26, show me about 305. 10-43, you good?

The address reported for this incident has changed to 1900 Lemmon St.

Reports indicate that the fire is in the alley of Lemmon and Goldsmith.

BPD Southwest · 0:08
Box traffic dispatch, looks like Lemon and Goldsmith Alley. Looks like you may have multiple rooms on fire.

Firefighters are responding to a working building fire at the location.

A2/C2 Dispatch · 0:40
Working fire alarm 14-1, you respond on fireground, fireground 2, fireground 2, engine 14, truck 6, EMS 3, car 5, FIB, SOC 7, Air Flex 1, try en route. Respond to Lemon Street and Payson Street for the working fire. Working fire alarm 14-1, you respond on fireground 2, engine 14, truck 6, EMS 3, car 5, FIB, SOC 7, Air Flex 1, respond to Lemon Street and Payson for a building fire at 1829.

Firefighters have received a report of a building fire.

Baltimore City Fire · 0:30
Pratt Street. Box alarm 14-1, you respond on fireground 2. Engine 36, Engine 8, Engine 55, add it to the RIT. Engine 30, Engine 47, Truck 10, Truck 23, Rescue 1, Medic 5, Time Chief 3, Time Chief 6, AP Officer 4, respond to Lemon Street and Payson for a building fire. Also now receiving 1916 West Pratt Street. Also reporting, possibly...

A 911 caller has reported an unconfirmed incident at S Payson St & Lemmon St.

Firefighters have requested the power company to turn off electricity due to a downed power line.

BPD Southwest · 0:12
I was referring, talking to BG&E 20, you copy? Yes. We need BG&E to turn off the power. Well, there's an electrical line that's on the ground.

Firefighters have requested assistance for an active downed power line near the fire.

BPD Southwest · 0:13
David 18. David 18. Yes ma'am, in reference to this fire, can you contact BGE for a downed power line and it's still active?

Traffic is effectively redirected, with vehicles turning south to avoid the fire area.

BPD Southwest · 0:23
I don't think so. You already have a vehicle parked at that intersection at Payson and Pratt, preventing vehicles from going eastbound on Pratt, which is what we don't want, so that's good. And all the vehicles are turning south on to Payson. So, everything, it all looks good there. 10-4. Yeah, I'm sitting here, so I just wanted to confirm that if they needed it to block off. 10-4, copy.

Police confirm both affected houses are vacant.

BPD Southwest · 0:09
David 18, I'm going to have to get you a house number. Looks like, uh, they're both unoccupied, vacant. 10-4.

Polie are en route to the scene.

BPD Southwest · 0:11
Unit 41, I'm on my way to Lemon and Goldsmith also. 10-4. I'm en route to Lemon. 10-4, you can put me en route.

Traffic is being redirected to prevent vehicles from heading east on Pratt.

BPD Southwest · 0:06
Foxtrot, also shut down Case and Pratt, prevent vehicles from going east on Pratt.

Police report that at least one of the affected houses appears to be vacant.

BPD Southwest · 0:19
All right, do we know if any of these vehicles, I mean, these houses are occupied or? Uh, David 18, I'll advise in just a second. I'm trying to put my cars from where to block traffic. 10-4. Foxtrot, looks like at least one is definitely a vacant. Looks like the one next to it is also a vacant.

Firefighters are setting up to address the building fire on the 1900 block of Lemmon Street.

BPD Southwest · 0:17
1900 block 11th Street. 1900 block 11. Fire department is 10-23. Looks like they're about to get all set up. Yeah, David, 10-23 as well. 26, show me about 305. 10-43, you good?

The address reported for this incident has changed to 1900 Lemmon St.

Reports indicate that the fire is in the alley of Lemmon and Goldsmith.

BPD Southwest · 0:08
Box traffic dispatch, looks like Lemon and Goldsmith Alley. Looks like you may have multiple rooms on fire.

Firefighters are responding to a working building fire at the location.

A2/C2 Dispatch · 0:40
Working fire alarm 14-1, you respond on fireground, fireground 2, fireground 2, engine 14, truck 6, EMS 3, car 5, FIB, SOC 7, Air Flex 1, try en route. Respond to Lemon Street and Payson Street for the working fire. Working fire alarm 14-1, you respond on fireground 2, engine 14, truck 6, EMS 3, car 5, FIB, SOC 7, Air Flex 1, respond to Lemon Street and Payson for a building fire at 1829.

Firefighters have received a report of a building fire.

Baltimore City Fire · 0:30
Pratt Street. Box alarm 14-1, you respond on fireground 2. Engine 36, Engine 8, Engine 55, add it to the RIT. Engine 30, Engine 47, Truck 10, Truck 23, Rescue 1, Medic 5, Time Chief 3, Time Chief 6, AP Officer 4, respond to Lemon Street and Payson for a building fire. Also now receiving 1916 West Pratt Street. Also reporting, possibly...

A 911 caller has reported an unconfirmed incident at S Payson St & Lemmon St.

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Comments3

eriq3211h ago

So many fires in area

lynnlopata1h ago

Probably wind blowing in that direction

baltimoreUser24602240081h ago

I’m down on South Hanover St. and there’s an odor of a fire. Is this the cause I wonder???

eriq3211h ago

So many fires in area

lynnlopata1h ago

Probably wind blowing in that direction

baltimoreUser24602240081h ago

I’m down on South Hanover St. and there’s an odor of a fire. Is this the cause I wonder???

eriq3211h ago

So many fires in area

lynnlopata1h ago

Probably wind blowing in that direction

baltimoreUser24602240081h ago

I’m down on South Hanover St. and there’s an odor of a fire. Is this the cause I wonder???

eriq3211h ago

So many fires in area

lynnlopata1h ago

Probably wind blowing in that direction

baltimoreUser24602240081h ago

I’m down on South Hanover St. and there’s an odor of a fire. Is this the cause I wonder???

eriq3211h ago

So many fires in area

lynnlopata1h ago

Probably wind blowing in that direction

baltimoreUser24602240081h ago

I’m down on South Hanover St. and there’s an odor of a fire. Is this the cause I wonder???

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