Baltimore’s CBS News affiliate reports:
A Wednesday morning fire in Baltimore that put three people in the hospital is being investigated as a possible hate crime, authorities told WJZ.
Based on a preliminary investigation, authorities believe someone set fire to at least one Pride flag outside a row home in the 300 block of E. 31st Street and the flames spread to the home and neighboring homes, a Baltimore Police spokesperson said.
Three victims were taken to Shock Trauma for treatment, he said. A 30-year-old woman and 57-year-old man were hospitalized in critical condition, and a 74-year-old man is in serious condition, the Baltimore City Fire Department told WJZ.
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At 4 AM this morning, on the corner of Barclay and 31st St, someone burned a Gay Pride flag posted on my neighbor’s porch. Three houses went up in flames #Baltimore pic.twitter.com/prj6M5wi0W
— Chris Broome (@C_Broome) June 15, 2022