Children's Home Catonsville 2 Alarm Fire Video 071609

Baltimore County, MD firefighters battled a 2-alarm fire Thursday night July 16th at an occupied building on the grounds of The Childrens Home, a residential care facility in Catonsville for troubled youths. Units were dispatched around 9 pm and firefighters from nearby Station 4 arrived to find smoke showing from the 3-story brick structure. Crews making an interior fire attack reported fire between the 3rd floor ceiling and the roof area and confirmed all occupants had safely evacuated. As conditions deteriorated firefighters were ordered to evacuate the building and defensive operations were initiated. Fire broke through the roof, with flames shooting 15-20 feet into the air as BCoFD Trucks 13 (Westview career) and 5 (Halethorpe career)

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