Firefighters have extinguished a large pile of logs and mulch that went up in flames near the Howard P. Rawlings Conservatory in Druid Hill Park Sunday morning.

The Baltimore City Fire Department first reported on social media at 6:57 a.m. that it had multiple units responding to a brush fire in Druid Hill Park, where the wood pile was “fully engulfed in flames.”

Department spokesman John Marsh described the blaze as resembling a large bonfire.

No injuries have been reported and the department has not identified a cause for the incident. Marsh said fire officials are working with the Baltimore Police Department to investigate the possibility of arson, but he said the blaze could also have ignited organically.

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By 7:30 a.m., crews had contained the blaze, according to a department update posted on social media. The city’s forestry department and Office of Emergency Management also reported to the scene, and crews relied on heavy equipment to clear debris to access the bottom of the wood pile.

Marsh said around Noon that crews were still working to spread debris to ensure another fire wouldn’t break out.

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Posted by Baltimore City Fire Department on Sunday, November 17, 2024

Rain in the last week brought an end to the longest dry spell the area has seen in decades, but drought conditions persist.

Maryland remains under a statewide burn ban, and the Department of Natural Resources warns that dry and windy conditions have increased risk of fires across the state. As of Wednesday, there had been 50 wildland fires in Maryland since Oct. 1 that have burned more than 110 acres.

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