Fells Point Wall Collapse: 2 Rescued, Baltimore Firefighters Say

Baltimore MD

16 March, 2021

3:38 PM

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BALTIMORE, MD — Two people were rescued from a partial building collapse in Fells Point, according to authorities. Officials said the victims had been on the fourth floor of a building in the 2000 block of Aliceanna Street that was under construction part of the structure collapsed Tuesday afternoon. Crews were called after 2:30 p.m. and helped two contractors out from under a "small amount of material," the Baltimore Fire Department reported. One was brought down in a rescue basket, while the other was able to walk after the cinder block wall fell, the Baltimore Firefighters Union IAFF Local 734 said in a statement before 3:10 p.m. Both were taken to area hospitals with injuries described non-threatening. Watch as WBAL reported live from the scene.