Building Fire At Mountain Branch Golf Club Under Investigation

JOPPA, MD — Authorities said a building fire on Mountain Road drew a host of first responders to the area Sunday evening.

Fire was showing from the cupola and inside the two-story building at Mountain Branch Golf Club in the 1800 block of Mountain Road when crews arrived around 5:45 p.m., the Joppa-Magnolia Volunteer Fire Company reported.

There were no fire hydrants, so crews from Abingdon, APG, Bel Air, Fallston, Kingsville and Level were called in to assist, officials said.

By 6:10 p.m., authorities said the fire was under control and they were releasing crews from the scene. The Office of the State Fire Marshal was investigating.

MD 152/Mountain Road was closed between Old Joppa and Singer roads.

Photo Credit: John Gallagher, Bel Air Volunteer Fire Company.