BALTIMORE — The U.S. Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives published a video Friday of a man considered to be a “person of interest” in a deadly Baltimore fire and whom the agency, city and state officials are offering a combined $100,000 reward to find.
The video shows a man wearing a hoodie walking near South Stricker Street around 11:35 p.m. Jan. 23. Hours later, Baltimore firefighters were called to 205 S. Stricker St. and entered an abandoned house to extinguish a heavy blaze. The vacant row house collapsed minutes later, killing Lt. Paul Butrim, Lt. Kelsey Sadler and firefighter/paramedic Kenny Lacayo. John McMaster, a firefighter/EMT, was injured and survived.
Agencies continue to investigate the origin and cause of the fire, including the Maryland State Fire Marshal. The “on-scene” portion of the investigation concluded last week and the structures that burned in the fire were demolished, Amanda Hils, a spokesperson for ATF Baltimore Field Division, said Friday.
