Johns Hopkins Hospital fire contained
Posted: 2:01 pm Wed, January 2, 2013
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A fire at a dorm building on the Johns Hopkins Hospital campus was contained before causing any injuries.
WBAL-AM reportsthe fire happened mid-morning Wednesday in the building’s rooftop air ventilation unit.
Black smoke is visible on Orleans Street from the Johns Hopkins Hospital campus Wednesday morning. (Erin Alexander/The Daily Record)
Baltimore City Fire Department spokesman Chief Kevin Cartwright said the fire was contained to the roof of the 11-story building in the 500 block of Broadway. Cartwright said the building is used as a student dorm.
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i drove by it on my way to work the smoke gotten really bad i could smell melting plastic in my caer and i could see the orange fire in the ac ventaltion.