On Saturday, May 17th A BCFD Fire Inspector working downtown observed smoke coming from the Inner Harbor area of downtown Baltimore.
On further investigation he saw a boat and pier well involved and asked for a tactical box to be struck out.
A large thick black column of smoke was visible for miles across the City.
Both Fire Boat 1 and Fire Rescue Boat responded along with land companies to the area of Lancaster and President Streets.
The boat was tied up to a floating pier and dock well out in the water away from the land companies reach.
The boats arrived first and started to get a knock on the fire. The land companies had to stretch handlines across the pier walkways towards the fire.
There was also an initial report of someone trapped in the boat. When firefighters knocked down the fire they began to chop into the boat to rescue a 68 year old woman who was down in the bottom of the boat. She was brought out with burns to the face and smoke inhalation and taken to the Bayview Burn Center.
She was listed in serious condition with non life threatening injuries. The fire was brought under control in less than an hour.Two boats were involved and damages were reported at $100,000. The cause is being investigated.
On further investigation he saw a boat and pier well involved and asked for a tactical box to be struck out.
A large thick black column of smoke was visible for miles across the City.
Both Fire Boat 1 and Fire Rescue Boat responded along with land companies to the area of Lancaster and President Streets.
The boat was tied up to a floating pier and dock well out in the water away from the land companies reach.
The boats arrived first and started to get a knock on the fire. The land companies had to stretch handlines across the pier walkways towards the fire.
There was also an initial report of someone trapped in the boat. When firefighters knocked down the fire they began to chop into the boat to rescue a 68 year old woman who was down in the bottom of the boat. She was brought out with burns to the face and smoke inhalation and taken to the Bayview Burn Center.
She was listed in serious condition with non life threatening injuries. The fire was brought under control in less than an hour.Two boats were involved and damages were reported at $100,000. The cause is being investigated.
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