Overview
- Firefighters handled two simultaneous two-alarm incidents Friday evening in Baltimore County, one in Essex and another at a senior high-rise in Dundalk.
- An infant rescued from the Essex rowhome on the 1000 block of Foxcroft Lane was found deceased, and three other residents were hospitalized for smoke inhalation.
- Crews reached the Essex scene in under five minutes and found heavy fire across two adjoining rowhomes, with both blazes later brought under control.
- The Dundalk fire at 101 Center Place was contained to one apartment but prompted a full evacuation, with sprinklers causing extensive water damage and about a quarter of residents facing displacement.
- Two fire engines in Essex were damaged and taken out of service after a white sedan drove through the scene and fled, as agencies coordinated transport and shelter with the Red Cross, MTA and neighboring responders.