Editor’s note: This article has been updated to reflect that the Camp Small fire has been contained, but area roadways and institutions remain affected.
Firefighters have contained the massive brush fire that blazed at a Baltimore wood recyling facility in Woodberry Thursday night into Friday morning.
No injuries have been reported.
Northbound and southbound travel lanes on I-83 are once again open. However, the ramp from southbound I-83 to Coldspring Lane remains closed, the Maryland State Highway Administration reported.
Coldspring Lane also remains closed between Greenspring Avenue and Falls Road, Mayor Brandon Scott reported.
Light Rail service between North Avenue and Falls Road is shut down. Shuttle buses will transport riders between affected stops, the Maryland Transit Administration reported.
The Maryland Zoo, Baltimore Polytechnic Institute and Western High School are also closed.
The fire started at about 5:10 p.m. Thursday at Camp Small, a 5-acre wood waste collection site that is run by the Baltimore City Department of Recreation and Parks. Heavy winds fanned the flames.
An estimated 9,000 tons of wood are brought to Camp Small each year to be processed. The collected lumber is then turned into wood products, including whole logs, firewood, mulch, furniture, lumber, compost, and play spaces.
