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At 8:23 pm on Thursday June 6, 2019, Baltimore City Fire Department units were dispatched to Box Alarm 6-1, with multiple callers to 911 reporting a building fire near the intersection of East Madison Street and Ajax Alley. BCFD units were quickly on the scene, as the structure on fire was located directly behind the Oldtown firehouse, and immediately requested a Working Fire Dispatch followed quickly by a second alarm. Firefighters had heavy smoke pushing from a 3-story building (914 East Monument Street) used as a mattress storage warehouse, which had been the site of at least one prior multi-alarm fire. Firefighters attempted to make an interior attack but had to withdraw and switch to defensive operations due to the volume of fire and low visibility because of heavy smoke. A third-alarm was requested with several special calls for additional companies; multiple handlines, deckguns and ladder pipes were utilized, however the fire broke through the building's roof. Several hours into the incident, BCFD HazMat 3 and the Maryland Department of the Environment were requested to assist with a large amount of oil that was leaking from the fire building into storm drains, eventually making its way into the Inner Harbor. The fire was placed under control more than 13 hours later and is under investigation by BCFD's Fire Investigation Bureau, with assistance being provided by the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives and by the Maryland State Fire Marshal's Office. Multiple mutual aid companies from Anne Arundel, Baltimore and Howard counties provided coverage at various BCFD stations during this fire.