Fire At Ingredion Food Processing Facility In Belcamp Causes $300K In Damage

HARFORD COUNTY, MD — Ingredion, a global food processing facility located in the 4600 block of Richlynn Drive in Belcamp, had a fire break out Tuesday afternoon.

The Abingdon Fire Company responded to the fire shortly before 3:30 p.m. At least 30 firefighters were on site. It took about 40 minutes to get the fire under control, which officials believe started in a processing room.

Damage from the fire was estimate at $300,000 by the state fire marshal's office.

According to a release from the state fire marshal, the fire was discovered by an employee and the preliminary cause remains undetermined, but they could not eliminate machinery failure.

Ingredion's website says the business makes sweeteners, starches, nutrition ingredients and biomaterials that are used by customers in everyday products from foods and beverages to paper and pharmaceuticals. They turn grains, fruits, vegetables and other plant materials into ingredients that make crackers crunchy, candy sweet, yogurt creamy, lotions and creams silky, plastics biodegradable and tissues softer and stronger.