The fire ripped through four rowhomes last week, fatally injuring two firefighters and sending others to the hospital.
Investigators at the scene the day after a fatal fire in rowhouses on Linden Heights Avenue in Baltimore, Md., on Thursday, Oct. 19, 2023. Baltimore City Fire Department Lt. Dillon Rinaldo has died, a spokesperson for Johns Hopkins Medicine confirmed Wednesday morning, less than a week after the six-year veteran of the department was hospitalized with burn wounds suffered during
Pitts, a 31-year-old who started as a firefighter and EMT in August after joining the department last year, was stationed in Park Heights on Engine 29. He graduated from Digital Harbor High School in 2011 and was excited to serve his city, officials said last week.Before coming to Baltimore, Rinaldo served six years with the fire department in Fair Lawn, New Jersey, where his father was once chief and serves as deputy chief.
Maryland Sen. Ben Cardin tweeted that Rinaldo’s death was “devastating news” and that the two fallen firefighters “will be remembered as heroes,” calling them “selfless until the very end.” Investigators are still probing the cause of the fire in the Woodmere neighborhood. One of the charred houses was a rental, two were vacant properties, and one was occupied by an owner, according to city housing data. It’s unclear where the fire started.
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