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Three firefighters hurt in Southeast Baltimore house fire

A fire damaged a home in the 1500 block of E. Baltimore St. (Ellen Fishel)

Three firefighters were injured during a house fire Wednesday evening in Southeast Baltimore, firefighters said.

One was in serious condition after falling from a ladder, officials said. Those injuries were not life-threatening.

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Two more firefighters were hospitalized with minor injuries.

Crews were dispatched shortly after 7 p.m. to the house fire on the 1500 block of E. Baltimore St., the Washington Hill neighborhood.

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Heavy fire was coming from the third story and roof of the home, firefighters said. Crews extinguished the fire in less than a half hour.

One family was displaced and the fire caused an estimated $140,000 in damage. The cause remained under investigation.

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