A sad scene in the heart of #FellsPoint The burned out facade of @BudekesPaints A business that has been operating here along S. Broadway for 150 years @BaltimoreFire says so far there are no reports of any serious injuries @wbalradio Live reports all morning long w/@BryanNehman pic.twitter.com/tM5oYw9NuX
— Scott Wykoff (@ScottWykoffWBAL) September 7, 2018
WASHINGTON — Fire crews in Baltimore battled a four-alarm fire at a 150-year-old Fells Point paint shop Friday morning.
The Baltimore City Fire Department responded to Budeke’s Paints on the 400 block of South Broadway around 3 a.m. The blaze escalated from a three-alarm fire to a four-alarm incident.
The fire was contained as of 8 a.m., Baltimore City Fire Chief Roman Clark told WTOP, but firefighters were still at the scene hours later. About 100 firefighters responded to the fire.
Check out my @wbalradio video of the massive fire in @BudekesPaints along S. Broadway that @BaltimoreFire is fighting in the heart of #FellsPoint Listen for my live reports w/ @BryanNehman & @AnneKramerWBAL @JohnPattiWBAL and watch @wbaltv11 for live coverage with @wbaljfro pic.twitter.com/px0m1Kw0j6
— Scott Wykoff (@ScottWykoffWBAL) September 7, 2018
WBAL reports that the fire spread to a neighboring church and smoke could be seen from Interstate 83.
Fire officials say no injuries were reported in the blaze. The cause of the fire has not yet been determined.
Budeke’s main location has been on South Broadway since 1868. The shop expanded over the years and spread across six adjoining buildings, including a church, according to their website. Fells Point is a national historic district.
Below is a map where the fire is taking place.
Stay with WTOP as this story develops.
