Power outage leaves nursing home near Ridgewood Rd dark, Baltimore MD

Other Non‑Crime Event

Reported: 11/6/2025 08:49 AM

Near Ridgewood Rd, Baltimore, MD 21210

Power was shut off near Ridgewood Road for utility repairs, causing an outage. A nearby nursing home without a backup generator lost power completely. Authorities, including the fire marshal and health department, have been notified and are responding.

Audio|Source: Baltimore City Fire

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Transcript:

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information or reference to an outage in the area.

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In 44 communications, the power outages is going to be related to our previous call,

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near Ridgewood Road where they shut down the power in the area to do repairs.

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Also,

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I'm going to need a representative from the fire marshal's office at my location as well as the health department.

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Sorry.

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Engine 42, engine 56, truck 30 respond, (number withheld) Argonne Drive, Twin Hill and Road, McCallum Drive.

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Commercial fire alarm being received in the high rise, reported to be Zone 60, also the Level 5 trash room,

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as well as various other alarms being received.

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High attack 4-31, engine 42, engine 56, truck 30, respond, (number withheld) Argon Drive, between Hill and Road and McAllen Drive.

01:02

Commercial fire alarm in the high rise, reported to be level 5 trash room, as well as various other alarms being received.

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Operations Fireground 2, Alpha 6, 1151.

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Previous call near Ridgewood Road where they had to cut power down to the area to make repairs.

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They shut down the power that also leads a nursing home.

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The nursing home has no backup generator,

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so the still nursing facility is completely without power.

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Okay, they've been informed that this is a nursing facility.

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They said they want to try to get there less than 30 minutes.

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Near Ridgewood Rd, Baltimore, MD 21210

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