Baltimore firefighters battled a massive, 4-alarm fire in the city's Remington neighborhood Friday afternoon, prompting nearby residents to evacuate.

Crews responded to the 400 block of W 23rd Street around 1:30 p.m. for a warehouse fire that threatened to destroy an entire block of homes.

"They were working around energized BGE lines; they were working through a very, very high volume of fire," Baltimore Fire Chief James Wallace said.

According to fire officials, the fire was located at a commercial building that houses two separate businesses: a woodworking business on the ground floor and a toys or textiles business on the second floor.

Around 3:30 p.m., Chief Wallace said the fire likely started at the exterior of the building and was driven into the building due to the gusty wind

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