2007 — May 22, Fire (smoking materials), Row House, east Baltimore, MD — 8

— 8  Firefighter Nation. “2-Alarm Baltimore House Fire Kills Six…” 12-14-2010.

— 8  NFPA Journal. “2007 Multiple-Death Fires.” Sep/Oct 2008, p. 57.

— 6  Baltimore Sun. “Fatal fires. East Baltimore Fire.” 5-23-2007.[1]

 

Narrative Information

 

Baltimore Sun: “May 22, 2007 Six people were killed in a rowhouse fire at 1903 Cecil Ave. in East Baltimore. The dead included several children. Firefighters found four victims in a second-floor bedroom, another at the bottom of the stairs and the sixth died at a hospital.” (Baltimore Sun. “Fatal fires. East Baltimore Fire.” 5-23-2007.)

 

NFPA: “This two-story, single-family row house was located in the middle of a block of identical structures. It was of unprotected ordinary construction…

 

“Mishandled smoking materials ignited clothing or a love seat in a first-story family room. The fire spread throughout the room and extended to the second story via a stairway….

 

“One victim was located on the first step of the stairs leading to the second story. Six victims were located on the second story, with four in a front bedroom and two in a rear bedroom. The eighth victim was found on the sidewalk, at the front of the house when firefighters arrived. Several other people escaped or were rescued by firefighters.”

 

No smoke alarm or other protection devices present. (NFPA Journal. “2007 Multiple-Death Fires.” Sep/Oct 2008, pp. 57-58.)

 

Sources

 

Baltimore Sun. “Fatal fires. East Baltimore Fire.” 5-23-2007. Accessed 5-27-2016 at: http://articles.baltimoresun.com/2007-05-23/news/0705230028_1_baltimore-rowhouse-rowhouse-fire-baltimore-fire

 

Firefighter Nation. “2-Alarm Baltimore House Fire Kills Six…” 12-14-2010. Accessed 5-27-2016 at: http://my.firefighternation.com/forum/topics/2alarm-baltimore-house-fire?q=forum/topics/2alarm-baltimore-house-fire

 

NFPA Journal. “2007 Multiple-Death Fires.” Sep/Oct 2008, pp. 57-63.

 

[1] This article, noting six deaths, was written the day after the event. The NFPA article, written well afterwards is specific on where each of eight victims were found. In that the figure of eight fatalities is also used by Firefighter Nation, we accept this figure.