Brooklyn Townhome Fire Displaces Five Residents: Officials

BROOKLYN, MD — A fire broke out early Wednesday morning in Brooklyn, displacing three adults and two children who are being assisted by the Red Cross. Anne Arundel County firefighters were dispatched to 400 Old Riverside Road shortly after 5:15 a.m. Dec. 4. The home's occupants reported the fire at the front half of the two-story end-of-the-row townhome.

After entering the home, firefighters found the source of the fire in a second-floor bedroom. The fire is being investigated by the Anne Arundel County Fire and Explosives Investigation Unit.