Possible illegal occupant activity is believed to have caused a massive fire that engulfed 15 homes and displaced at least seven residents in West Baltimore on Friday, March 7, according to the Baltimore City Fire Department.
Fire officials said the block of buildings on North Fulton Avenue was a mixed occupancy of homes, businesses, businesses with apartments above, and a few were vacant. However, all of them have now been demolished.
During the fire, the buildings were marked with Code X in Baltimore City, meaning they have severe structural or interior hazards and high risks of collapse…