Baltimore Firefighter Dies and 4 Others Are Injured Battling Rowhouse Fire

Baltimore Firefighter Dies and 4 Others Are Injured Battling Rowhouse Fire
First responders work the scene after a deadly fire, in Baltimore, on Oct. 19, 2023. Jerry Jackson/The Baltimore Sun via AP
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BALTIMORE—A rapidly intensifying blaze that engulfed multiple rowhouses in northwest Baltimore late Thursday afternoon left one firefighter dead and four others injured, city officials said.

The injured firefighters sustained varying degrees of burns and are receiving medical treatment, officials said at a news conference Thursday night outside Baltimore’s Shock Trauma Center at the University of Maryland Medical System.