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.

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

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

The News-Letter is providing live coverage of the fire at West 23rd Street, Remington. An email from Hopkins Rave Alert stated that the active fire in the area of 23rd and Sisson Street ended, and the area is all clear.

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.