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Fire burns second floor of residential buildingBaltimore MD

audio iconFire & Arson
Near McElderry St, Baltimore, MD 21205

Firefighters responded to a confirmed residential building fire at near McElderry Street in Baltimore. Flames were visible on the second floor of the two-story brick building. Due to unsafe conditions, operations were limited to exterior firefighting only.

Audio|Source: Baltimore City Fire
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Transcript:
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511-71 operations fire ground 1 engine 51 engine 31 engine 33 engine 5 responders writ engine
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truck 3 tower 1 medic 7 battalion chief 1 battalion chief 2 safety officer 2 respond near McElderry St between North Clover St North Lake 5 Avenue for the building fire code x
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Stocks along 51 day 71 operations 5 round 1 engine 51 engine 33 engine 5 responders written engine 41 engine 6 truck 3 tower 1 medic 7 the town chief 1 the time chief 2 safety officer 2 respond near McElderry St between North Glover Street North Lakewood Avenue reported code X[1] hit
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If you else, I'm around.
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Italian 5, now's right.
01:03
Agent 5, now it's right.
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Agent 5, now it's just real.
01:12
If you want, Hocker Lakewood and McEldring.
01:19
3-3-hyders, loser, and McHawley.
01:24
51, I'm willing to say, we got a two-story under brick.
01:28
Brick end of the road.
01:29
We got fire shown, second floor, side afa.
01:32
Injit 51 is going to be the Calgary Street Command.
01:37
It does appear to be a code x-ray.
01:49
Box 151-71-1-Seat 2-story inner-grove fire show on 2nd floor side Alpha.
01:55
Into 51 has McEldery Street Command.
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And it's appearance that we have a code x-ray at near McElderry Street.
02:07
Ninety-one low units.
02:09
Two at X-ray, it's going to be exterior operations.
02:17
Communications, make out announcement.
02:22
Units one box one fifty one down seventy one, they advise code x-ray, area operations only, at near McElder East Street.
02:32
33, two stories in the rear, no access,
02:36
smoke show and second floor.
02:41
Community communications, fears of being occupied well.
02:48
Drudgewell and 529.
02:53
6 out of 33's club.
Police codes explained
The following codes appeared in the transcript and are explained below:
[1]
code X: Vacant/unsafe structure (marked with an X placard); interior entry restricted; exterior operations only

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Location mentioned:
Near McElderry St, Baltimore, MD 21205

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Incident Timeline

  1. Exposure Assessment and Fire Control
  2. Interior Operations and Search
  3. Operational Updates and Search
  4. Arrival and Size-Up
  5. Initial Dispatch and Response

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