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Shane Neckel photos capture Engine Company 55 at a first-due fire

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Shane Neckel | BCFD Engine 55, Truck 23, Medic 22/Facebook

BALTIMORE — Engine 55 went first due on Box Alarm 14-50 and arrived in the 200 block of S. Bruce Street to find fire showing from a two-story end-of-group structure, in these photos from Shane Neckel on the BCFD Engine 55, Truck 23, Medic 22 Facebook page.

The building was designated Code X, meaning crews were not to enter.

Fire companies quickly knocked down the bulk of the fire, and officials reported minor extension to a neighboring occupied dwelling.

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