Multiple Vehicles Ablaze in Riverside, Cause Under Investigation: Officials

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After several vehicles were damaged in a fire Friday morning in Riverside, officials say the Office of the State Fire Marshal is looking into the cause.

At approximately 6:15 a.m. Friday, first responders were dispatched to a blaze in the 1400 block of Handlir Drive, according to the Joppa-Magnolia Volunteer Fire Company, which reported there were multiple vehicles on fire at the Country Inn & Suites.

At least five vehicles were damaged in the blaze, which crews from Abingdon and Aberdeen fire companies also battled, according to Rich Gardiner of the Harford County Volunteer Fire and EMS Association.

The fire marshal is investigating the cause, Gardiner said.

Nobody was injured in the fire, according to Gardiner.

Photo Credit: Abingdon Fire Company.