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

A huge Baltimore fire has shocked the city. Flames ripped through a commercial building in Remington. It started around 1:30 p.m. on West 23rd Street. Within minutes, it turned into a 4-alarm blaze. Smoke covered the skyline.

A two-alarm fire broke out at a commercial building on West 23rd Street in Baltimore’s Remington neighborhood, prompting a defensive response from city firefighters as crews work to contain the blaze.

A 3-alarm fire is active on the 3300 block of Keswick Rd in Hampden. Baltimore Fire is on scene; authorities urge avoiding the area. Updates will follow.

Firefighters are evacuating homes amid heavy flames and smoke billowing from a large fire in North Baltimore, SKY 11 reports. Baltimore City firefighters were called Friday afternoon to a commercial building on 23rd Street east of the Jones Falls Expressway.

A massive commercial building fire has broken out in the Remington area of Baltimore, prompting evacuations and a major emergency response. Aerial footage

There are heavy flames and smoke billowing from a two-alarm fire in North Baltimore, SKY 11 reported. Baltimore City firefighters were called Friday afternoon to a building on 23rd Street east of the Jones Falls Expressway. Firefighters have evacuated the building and are conducting defensive operations to fight the fire.

A massive, four-alarm fire that ravaged a warehouse in Remington on Friday has been contained, SKY 11 reported. It comes after firefighters evacuated homes amid heavy flames and smoke billowing from a large fire in North Baltimore.