Crime & Safety
McGaw Road Fire Extinguished After Evacuation: Officials
Firefighters were called to a building in Columbia Thursday morning where smoke was showing when they arrived.
COLUMBIA, MD — An attic fire in Columbia resulted in an evacuation and emergency response Thursday morning, officials said. There was light smoke showing when crews arrived at the scene of a business fire, according to the Howard County Department of Fire and Rescue Services.
The building in the 8800 block of McGaw Road was evacuated, officials said around 11:30 a.m. on Thursday, Dec. 27.
Within about 10 minutes, fire and rescue officials said that crews were beginning to extinguish the blaze, which had been located in the attic.
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Authorities reported the fire was out by 11:54 a.m.
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