BALTIMORE — A firefighter fell through a floor while battling a two-alarm fire Tuesday evening in East Baltimore.
Officials say the firefighter was taken to an area hospital with non-life-threatening injuries.
Firefighters were putting out a fire around 10:30 p.m. that impacted four vacant rowhomes in the 1800 block of Aisquith Road.
#BREAKING UPDATE:
— Dave Detling (@WMARDave) April 13, 2022
Officials confirm FF fell through while checking for extensions in adjacent row home.
He called for mayday.
Other FFs went in. All got out safely.
FF being treated at area hospital for non-life-threatening injuries.
All rowhomes vacant.@WMAR2News pic.twitter.com/9k0NKYsFod
The firefighter was checking to see if that fire spread into another home before falling through the first floor into the basement, according to officials.
Since the deadly fire where three firefighters were killed on South Stricker Street, the new protocol for fighting vacant home fires is to fight the fires from the outside. But in this case, officials say firefighters went back in to make sure the injured firefighter was okay.
#BREAKING Firefighters working 2 alarm fire in the 1800 block of Aisquith.
— Dave Detling (@WMARDave) April 13, 2022
Reports of a FF falling through structure. Waiting on update from officials.
Rowhomes appear to be empty. @WMAR2News pic.twitter.com/9611gi1oBE
The cause of the fire is under investigation.
