False fire alarm at high-rise commercial building, Baltimore MD

Fire & Arson

Reported: 10/31/2025 03:13 PM

Near W Lexington St, Baltimore, MD 21201

Fire department responded to a fire alarm at a high-rise commercial building near West Lexington Street in Baltimore. On arrival, there were no visible signs of fire. The alarm was later confirmed to be false by security personnel.

Audio|Source: Baltimore City Fire

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Transcript:

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TRILATS Cologne, 23-21, operations fire ground 1, engine 6,02, trial 1 response, near West Lexington Street, between Charles Street and North Liberty Street, private-long commercial 5 Sydney, high-rise pad cold on, 23-21, operations fireground 1, engine 6 and 2, trial 1 respond,

00:18

near West Lexington Street, Apartment 1604,

00:21

probably and long commercial for a signal is 1817.

00:29

Engine 41 Respond Medical alarm for (number withheld) North Highland Avenue to eastway at Strat Street and Pulaski Highway for the breathing problem.

00:36

Engine 41 respond, medical alarm for (number withheld) North Highland Avenue is a T-Mobile for the breathing problem.

00:42

4-year-old male 6-4 response, 1818.

00:55

It is a 51 respondenticone 51-51932. Classy Highway at North Point Road for Hemorrhage, female.

01:01

Interim 51 respond, medical on 51-32.

01:04

Placety Highway at North Pointe Road for Hemorrhage.

01:06

Ploval 2 response, 1818.

01:13

157.

01:15

Yes, ma'am. You do have us in service, correct?

01:22

That's negative. We'll put you in service.

01:30

Communications at Truck 3.

01:35

Go ahead.

01:37

ADT security call and said it's a false alarm.

01:43

Copy that, we're on a C. Hold on C.

01:50

Okay,

01:55

1820.

01:57

26, we're on the C. We have a hike in front of the building.

02:00

High-rise, apartment building, nothing showing. We're investigating Hatchet 6-Live Command.

02:05

Excuse me. High 5-23-21. In the 6-1, Seam, 4th High Rise, a apartment building, investigates nothing showing.

02:12

Let's know what Lexingtonry Command, 1821.

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