Baltimore City Fire Department

“He wasn’t selfish. You can see he sacrificed his life so other people could live.”

Lt. Dillon Rinaldo had remained hospitalized at Johns Hopkins Bayview Medical Center since the fire, but his condition worsened.

One firefighter is in critical condition and another remains hospitalized; two others have been released from hospital.

A two-alarm fire at a two-story brick rowhome in the 5200 block of Linden Heights Avenue on Thursday resulted in the death of a firefighter and several injuries.

The NAACP of Baltimore is blaming city officials for negligence that led to a fire Thursday which destroyed two buildings attached to its headquarters in Charles Village.

“This was bound to happen,” said one local resident.

If confirmed, he will succeed Chief Niles Ford who resigned after investigation found faults in department management leading up to the 2022 Stricker Street fire that killed three firefighters.

The department says it’s operating with about 30% less apparatus than it needs to cover the city.

The Baltimore City Fire Department ruled that the explosion was “accidental.”

The Baltimore City Fire Department is working with a fleet of fire trucks that is operating with about 70% capacity and expects to ask for more taxpayer money to combat the issue.