December 15, 2010 Comments Off on ATF announces findings on five-alarm Baltimore fire
The Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives announced preliminary findings in its investigation into the cause of the fire that engulfed several buildings in the area known as "The Block."
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Read More »December 15, 2010 Comments Off on ATF: Human involvement was factor in fire on ‘The Block’
Human involvement was a factor in the Dec. 6 five-alarm fire that engulfed part of Baltimore’s adult entertainment district, federal investigators said Wednesday. But the finding of an “incendiary” cause to the blaze does not mean it was intentionally set, ...
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Read More »December 15, 2010 Comments Off on Families displaced after townhouse fire in Capitol Heights
CAPITOL HEIGHTS — Authorities say as many as six families have been displaced from their homes following a townhouse fire near FedEx Field in Capitol Heights. Prince George’s County fire department spokesman Mark Brady says firefighters responded to a report ...
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Read More »December 10, 2010 Comments Off on Top 5: ‘It was a very, very tough fire’
The two five-alarm downtown fires in Baltimore and the aftermath swept headlines on The Daily Record.com this week, but our exclusive interview with former Mayor Sheila Dixon is making a late run for the top spot. 1. 2 downtown fires ...
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Read More »December 9, 2010 Comments Off on Week in review: December 10, 2010
2 city fires cause damage, closings A five-alarm fire damaged several buildings Monday on The Block, Baltimore’s adult-entertainment district. The next morning, about a mile away, another fire destroyed businesses, including Donna’s café, in Mount Vernon. Some businesses were total losses, ...
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Read More »December 8, 2010 Comments Off on ATF to help determine cause of major Baltimore fire
The head of a U.S. Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives investigative team says the origin of a blaze in Baltimore’s adult entertainment district has not been determined yet and the blaze is not being investigated as an arson. ...
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Read More »December 7, 2010 Comments Off on 2 downtown fires leave business owners, workers with questions
The final impact on businesses affected by the two five-alarm fires in Baltimore over the last 24 hours — one in the city’s cultural district and the other in its adult entertainment district — remained uncertain as firefighters and emergency ...
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Read More »December 6, 2010 Comments Off on Building in Baltimore’s adult entertainment “Block” catches fire
A building in Baltimore's adult entertainment district, also known as "The Block," caught fire Monday afternoon, spreading smoke through the city streets.
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Read More »December 6, 2010 Comments Off on 5-alarm fire roars in Baltimore’s adult district
A five-alarm fire broke out Monday afternoon in a building in Baltimore’s adult-entertainment district, spreading quickly, sending thick smoke throughout downtown and snarling traffic. Fire spokesman Battalion Chief Kevin Cartwright said the blaze started about 4 p.m. in a three-story ...
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