An electrical fire at the University of Maryland Faculty Physicians, Inc building in the 400 block of W. Redwood Street in Baltimore caused traffic delays Friday morning.
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Fire officials responded to an electrical fire from a transformer volt just before 7:30 a.m. They arrived to find smoke throughout the building.
BGE was called to the scene to shut off the electrical power, officials say. The fire was placed under control within 20 minutes and all on-site personnel were evacuated.
No injuries were reported.
There’s an electrical fire 4xx W Redwood St 21201. Traffic delays due to fire trucks & possible power outages, @MyBGE on the way #BalTraffic
— Baltimore OEM (@BaltimoreOEM) March 11, 2016
Paca St closed at Redwood St for fire at UM Faculty Physicians Inc. No fire showing. Lots of equipment on scene. pic.twitter.com/US7yur5zH8
— Brendan McNamara (@BrendanABC2) March 11, 2016
The investigation shut down W. Redwood Street between S. Paca Street and Eutaw Street.
The Baltimore Office of Emergency Management has advised motorists to expect delays due to power outages and fire crews on the scene.
Redwood u/d
Expect traffic delays:
Paca b/w Lombard & Baltimore
Penn b/w Lombard & Redwood
Lombard b/w Paca & MLK
Baltimore b/w MLK & Paca— Baltimore OEM (@BaltimoreOEM) March 11, 2016
FIRE UNDER INVESTIGATION: W. Redwood St. CLOSED b/w S. Paca & Eutaw Sts.(electrical fire) #Baltimore @ABC2News #GMM2 pic.twitter.com/dsiJ9jSh0p
— ABC2 Traffic (@MarylandTraffic) March 11, 2016
