Overview

• Firefighters arrived around 5 a.m. at Sunnyside Avenue and Nome Avenue to find heavy fire in an unoccupied two-story commercial laundry.
• The response was raised to three alarms by about 5:30 a.m. as crews fought the blaze and the roof gave way.
• The fire was contained with no injuries reported, and officials said the structure is likely a total loss.
• Residents were urged to avoid the area as closures included Reisterstown Road at Moramore Street and portions of Northern Parkway.
• The blaze came two days after a five-alarm downtown fire that destroyed a long-vacant building, with both investigations ongoing and damage confirmed in the Superblock area.