BALTIMORE — The Baltimore City Fire Department discovered a man's body in a building in Southwest Baltimore, hours after the building caught fire.
The fire started Saturday night at a commercial building on West Lexington Street. Crews found the the victim on the second floor on Sunday morning. People say it was a multi-purpose building where the victim repaired cars.
Family members identified the victim as 46-year-old James Craig Junior. They believe firefighters didn't do enough to search the building when the fire started on Saturday.
"[If they] possibly had went upstairs he could have been saved; he could have been still alive as a result. But because they didn't do that, he was inside this building, and he died as a result of that," said James Craig Sr., the victim's father.
"He is a good person. He never wanted to hurt anyone. He always wanted to help. it's just unfortunate. Whoever was here that night and went home to they family. Y'all left somebody behind," said his Godbrother, who did not want to be identified.
According to the Baltimore City Fire Department, while crews were putting out the fire Saturday night the safety officer noticed instability in the walls and deemed the building in dangerous conditions. They said firefighters weren't able to search the entire building due to safety reasons.
The cause of the fire is still under investigation. Anyone with information should contact Baltimore City homicide detectives at 410-396-2100.