"Health Commissioner Urges Cold Weather Safety Following Two City Weather-Related Deaths"

Wednesday Jan 28th, 2015

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

Baltimore City Health Commissioner Dr. Leana Wen is reminding Baltimoreans to take the cold temperatures seriously in light of two recent cold-weather related deaths in the city. Baltimore’s first cold weather death was a homeless man in the 18-44 age group which occurred on January 6, 2015.  The second death, of an elderly resident who was living in a home with no heat or electricity, occurred on January 24, 2015.   

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