BALTIMORE — A Tuesday morning fire forced a temporary evacuation of the Clarence M. Mitchell, Jr. Circuit Courthouse in downtown Baltimore.
According to Sheriff Sam Cogen, someone dropped a lit cigarette in a nearby street grate causing some smoke to enter the building.
Fire crews responded to fan out the courthouse leaving Courthouse West at 100 N. Calvert Street closed for the day.
Cogen said hearings will still go on, as the Cummings Courthouse located across the street at 111 N. Calvert Street remains open.
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This news story will be updated as more information becomes available.
