By MES Dispatch staff
The Briefing
• A three-alarm fire at a high-rise apartment building in Baltimore, Maryland, injured 13 people, including firefighters.
• The blaze broke out early Saturday morning on an upper floor of the 14-story complex.
• Fire crews battled heavy smoke and flames for several hours before bringing the fire under control.
• Several residents were treated for smoke inhalation and taken to area hospitals.
• Fire officials are investigating the cause of the fire, and the building suffered significant damage.
(BALTIMORE, MD —) A three-alarm fire at a high-rise apartment building in Baltimore early Saturday morning injured 13 people, including several firefighters, officials said.
Baltimore City Fire Department units were dispatched shortly after 4 a.m. to the 14-story residential complex in the 2700 block of North Charles Street, where heavy smoke and flames were reported on an upper floor.
Crews encountered intense conditions as they ascended the building, prompting multiple additional alarms. Firefighters worked for several hours to control the blaze and evacuate occupants.
Thirteen people, including residents and firefighters, were transported to local hospitals with injuries ranging from smoke inhalation to non-critical burns, authorities said.
The cause of the fire remains under investigation by fire officials, and the structure sustained substantial damage, with several units rendered uninhabitable.