Operations & Training

Five-Alarm Fire Battled by Baltimore Firefighters

Oct. 15, 2024

At least 10 row houses in the Hampden area were destroyed or damaged in the pre-dawn fire Tuesday.

Susan Nicol

At least 10 Hampden row homes were destroyed or damaged in a five-alarm fire early Tuesday.

Baltimore fire officers said the incident quickly escalated to five-alarms as the flames spread, WBAL reported.

No injuries were reported in the fire that remains under investigation.

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Susan Nicol | News Editor

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.