As a warehouse fire billowed smoke throughout lower Remington on Friday, community organizations and city agencies rallied behind residents of the surrounding area who were temporarily displaced by the blaze.

Fire officials said crews arrived before 2 p.m. to the 400 block of West 23rd Street and evacuated at least 23 people from nearby homes. The evacuees were brought to a community center at the Church of the Guardian Angel, where volunteers and city workers provided food, water, and masks.

Baltimore Fire Chief James Wallace said firefighters “100% saved the houses” along 23rd Street, but expected crews to continue battling the fire overnight. He did not say when residents would be able to return home.

“It was really scary,” said Mollie Bailey, who was evacuated from her home on 2

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