False fire alarm triggered by power outage on Norfolk St, Baltimore MD

Fire & Arson

Reported: 11/5/2025 10:45 PM

Norfolk St, Baltimore, MD 21230

Fire units responded to a commercial building near Norfolk St following an alarm triggered by a power outage. Upon investigation, no active fire was found. The alarm was determined to be accidentally activated, possibly by cleaning staff during building maintenance.

Audio|Source: Baltimore City Fire

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Transcript:

00:00

Truck 23,

00:01

23,

00:02

Norfolk Street, an alarm sounding after a power outage in the area.

00:06

Building maintenance is unseen.

00:08

Working to mitigate the issue. Let's off of (number withheld). I'll be going outside of the car.

00:14

Truck 93, 145.

00:20

Albert.

00:22

The commercial fire alarm.

00:25

Engine 14, engine 2, truck 3 respond on high-tech box 23-30. One hundred each flat street between light south Calvert, commercial fire alarm, 146.

00:37

The three truck three, turn around.

00:51

Drop 23 Medic One respond, medical arm 55-20, (number withheld) Glendon-Avon of Hospital and Carrey Procedure Procedure (number withheld) Glendon Respondent Off Austin and Carrey Procedure of 409.

01:12

3.1.4.25, stand by, well, investigate.

01:20

205 caps.

01:26

14, we're up to scene, 100 in flight.

01:30

Commercial high rides off the show up to me.

01:35

Your 14 one-picking.

01:38

And it's 31 truck 25. You're going, sir.

01:59

30 and the 14 non-sane nothing shown a similar east pressure command 155

02:09

the end full station reset everybody can go in service you know and it's on high-tech 2030 units on service and the full station 152

02:25

75, security gas, I'll be in service.

02:35

155, 157. After your unit service.

02:44

30 cops.

02:48

154.

02:53

was going to be accidental activation for cleaning crew. I'll be in service after card.

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