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One firefighter injured battling vacant building fire in SW Baltimore

Dispatcher answers 911 call from own daughter about house fire
Posted at 6:55 PM, May 26, 2023
and last updated 2023-05-27 13:19:13-04

BALTIMORE — Firefighters battled a fire in a vacant building Friday evening.

Around 3:20 p.m., crews responded to reports of a fire in the 300 block of Wilhem Street.

According to Baltimore Fire spokesperson Kevin Cartwright, the fire extended to the building next to it.

One firefighter suffered minor injuries as they extinguished the fire.

There were no occupants in the adjacent building.

There's no word on the cause of the fire at this time.