Baltimore (MD) firefighters responded Monday to a four-alarm fire that caused several buildings to collapse, according to reports.
According to wbaltv.com, officials said a vacant building in the area of West Baltimore Street caught fire around 2 p.m. and spread to six other buildings.
As firefighters conducted operations, a partial collapse occurred in three buildings and a full collapse in one, according to the department’s social media accounts.
Vacant Buildings: Scourge of the Fire Service
The cause of the fire is reportedly under investigation.
Earlier this year, three Baltimore firefighters were killed in a collapse in a vacant building, and the city has sought to assess its policies regarding vacant and abandoned properties.
