Operations & Training

Baltimore Firefighters Battling Six-Alarm Fire Near Orioles Park at Camden Yards

Sept. 22, 2024

Finding thick dark smoke, Baltimore firefighters closed streets and the light rail as additional alarms were requested

Baltimore firefighters are tackling a six-alarm building fire downtown near Orioles Park at Camden Yards.

About 150 firefighters were involved in the operation that started about 9:30 a.m.

There were no reports of injuries at the incident that forced the closing of many streets and stopped light rail trains, WJZ reported.

More information will be posted when it becomes available.

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Susan Nicol is the news editor for Firehouse.com. She is a life member and active with the Brunswick Volunteer Ambulance & Rescue Company, Oxford Fire Company and Brunswick Vol. Fire Co. Susie has been an EMT in Maryland since 1976. Susie is vice-president of the Frederick County Fire/Rescue Museum. She is on the executive committee of Frederick County Volunteer Fire and Rescue Association. She also is part of the Maryland Institute for Emergency Medical Services Systems (MIEMSS) Region II EMS Council. Susie is a board member of the American Trauma Society, Maryland Division. Prior to joining the Firehouse team, she was a staff writer for The Frederick News-Post, covering fire, law enforcement, court and legislative issues.