Fire in unoccupied office at 711 west 40th street, Baltimore MD

Fire & Arson

Reported: 12/10/2025 07:48 PM

W 40th St, Baltimore, MD 21211

A fire occurred in an unoccupied office space on the second floor at 711 West 40th Street. Debris remains on one side of the building, and building maintenance is conducting a fire watch. The health department has been notified due to water damage affecting food vendors in nearby suites 154 and 155.

Audio|Source: Baltimore City Fire

02:28

Transcript:

00:00

This isn't up here at 711 West 40th Street.

00:02

Can you make notification of health department that they're going to need to follow up with Suite 155 and Suite 154.

00:11

Both are food vendors with water damage in there.

00:14

We cannot access, but they're going to need to follow up with the occupants in the morning and authorize opening or not.

00:24

Command of Communications.

00:27

711 West 40th Street had a fire in an unoccupied office space on the second floor.

00:33

I have a pile of debris on the alpha side of the building that maintenance will be taken care of.

00:38

The building maintenance is on scene and will be conducting a fire watch.

00:43

Officer of Engine 21 will have command.

00:46

Tang Chief Susan Serves.

00:51

292 must receive 2250.

00:58

Units operating box one high box alarm 21-20, 21-20, and 21 will now assume West 40th Street command times 2250.

01:09

Okay,

01:11

two, I'll have the card.

01:15

1022, 22, 51.

01:22

Command,

01:25

the 29 truck, still in the fire scene.

01:31

Communications, 29 trucks still on the show on the scene.

01:36

That's affirmative.

01:40

Negative 5.

01:47

Truck 5 is returned.

01:50

I'll be returning back to my home quarters.

01:52

Tenge 5, return my home quarters, 2252.

02:01

29 trucks.

02:05

129.

02:06

Patent G2 is trying to raise you on the fire ground.

02:12

We were just clearing.

02:14

Okay, I'll reach out, though.

02:16

Well, he asked if you were still there and you're still listed there, so.

02:24

Yeah, we're going to be out of service, clearing the firegrounds, decon.

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