False alarm for fire near Franklin and Utah Streets, Baltimore MD

Fire & Arson

Reported: 11/4/2025 11:02 PM

Baltimore, MD

An alarm was reported for a fire near Franklin and Utah Streets in Baltimore. City Watch cameras at nearby locations showed no evidence of a fire starting or any vehicles related to a fire in the area. The alarm was found to be false.

Audio|Source: Baltimore City Police Central District

01:50

Transcript:

00:00

Reference this alarm fire. Can you run the name, date of birth?

00:03

Go lit it.

00:08

Last name is (name withheld), common spelling.

00:11

First name, (name withheld),

00:12

(name withheld), (name withheld), (name withheld), (name withheld).

00:14

Data birth (number withheld).

00:17

(number withheld).

00:18

Top.

00:23

Beyond (name withheld) Jr., number one male, (number withheld), valid.

00:29

10.4. You have a sound next number for him?

00:32

You ready?

00:35

10.4.

00:36

Sam,

00:37

(number withheld).

00:42

10-4.

00:44

Time 4.

00:52

2418 myself for the 84 under stereo all right 84 a 18 will you 2-3 at them just coming to

01:02

Baltimore Street I got 84 35 for that you know 2436 and 2-1 we're out here go off

01:18

Call out with the City Watch?

01:20

Oh,

01:23

Lynn. City Watch. Do you have any City Watch cameras that,

01:27

where Franklin is? Yeah.

01:29

We can't pack on Franklin.

01:31

Yeah,

01:33

one camera Paca and Franklin, another camera is that Franklin in, I'm sorry,

01:38

Utah and Paca. We don't see the actual fire being started. We don't see the vehicle or approaching the fire or leaving a fire.

01:48

All right, time for us.

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False alarm for fire near Franklin and Utah Streets, Baltimore MD

An alarm was reported for a fire near Franklin and Utah Streets in Baltimore. City Watch cameras at nearby locations showed no evidence of a fire starting or any vehicles related to a fire in the area. The alarm was found to be false.

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