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33 residents displaced after Lanvale Towers fire in east Baltimore

Posted at 2:07 PM, Apr 17, 2017
and last updated 2017-04-17 18:27:50-04

A total of 33 residents were displaced after a two-alarm fire broke out at an east Baltimore apartment complex Easter Sunday.

Officials said the residents were being housed at an American Red Cross shelter after the fire tore through the eighth floor and roof of the Lanvale Towers.

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Around 3:30 p.m., fire crews were dispatched to the 1300 block in E. Lanvale Street for reports of a fire with heavy smoke.

The fire was placed under control in an hour and no injuries reported, according to fire officials.

The cause of the fire is still unknown.