Fire at vacant northwest Baltimore school under investigation

A fire broke out at a vacant school in northwest Baltimore late Monday night.

Firefighters were called to the former Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Elementary/Middle School on Greenspring Avenue around 10 p.m.

Flames were visible through a window on the second floor as crews responded.

The Baltimore City Fire Department is looking into how and where the fire started.

Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Elementary/Middle School, which served students from kindergarten to eighth grade, permanently closed in June 2020 due to declining student enrollment and aging infrastructure.  

In January 2019, the Baltimore City Public School Board voted to close five schools, including Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Elementary/Middle School.