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Sinking Boat Fire Among 800 Incidents That Brought Baltimore's Bravest Out On July Fourth

An overturned car. A fire on a sinking boat. Dozens of apartments ablaze.

These are just some of the 800 calls that Baltimore's bravest responded to on the Fourth of July.

At the intersection of Gold Street and Pennsylvania Avenue, a motor vehicle crash led to a partial building collapse, officials said. 

A partial building collapse at the Intersection of Gold Street & Pennsylvania Avenue.

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Multiple apartment and dwelling fires were also reported to local fire agencies.

A dwelling fire in the 4000 block of Garrisonville Avenue.

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Some crews worked through the night to answer more than 800 emergency calls that were made by local residents, hundreds more than a typical day.

A dwelling fire in the 2800 block of Mosher Street.

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Calls weren't just limited to fire emergencies, including multiple reported crashes, overturned vehicles, and even a sinking boat that caught fire.

A car overturned in the 500 block of Paca Street.

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Not even Mother Nature cooperated with first responders, with a sinkhole forming in the 700 block of East North Avenue.

The 700 block of East North Avenue.

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A normal day for Baltimore firefighters is only about 500 calls, according to a spokesperson from Baltimore Firefighters IAFF Local 734.

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