Elderly Man Dies After Being Rescued From East Baltimore Fire

BALTIMORE (WJZ) -- Baltimore Fire crews say a 73-year-old man has died after he was rescued from a fire in East Baltimore Tuesday.

The Baltimore Fire Department responded to the 300 block of  East 22nd St. for reports heavy smoke and fire from a 3-story building.

Fire crews say the elderly man was transported to an area hospital where he later died.

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