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Miller and Stern Lawyers said in a letter of intent Wednesday that the deadly fire and collapse on Stricker Street in January were the result of the "negligence" of the city and state.
Miller and Stern Lawyers said in a letter of intent Wednesday that the deadly fire and collapse on Stricker Street in January were the result of the "negligence" of the city and state.
Firefighters hope the signs keep first responders and anyone else from heading into unsafe vacant homes. So far, over 700 homes could be dangerous.
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Months after three Baltimore firefighters died in a vacant rowhouse fire, the Baltimore Fire Department launched a program Monday to mark hundreds of unstable vacant buildings as unsafe to enter.
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It’s particularly important that firefighters have the full picture before entering vacant buildings in Baltimore, which experiences two times as many fires in vacant homes as other areas across the country, according to a Sun data analysis and a 2018 study from the National Fire Protection Association. More than 12% of Baltimore’s structure fires are in vacant properties.