Crime & Safety
Fire On Assateague Drive Snuffed Out By Sprinklers: Officials
The job was simplified for Howard County firefighters Sunday due to fire safety measures already in place at one Jessup shopping center.
JESSUP, MD — A building fire broke out in Jessup on Sunday, according to the Howard County Department of Fire and Rescue Services.
Firefighters responded to the shopping center where MOM's Organic Market and Ollie's are located; the blaze occurred in a commercial space in the 7300 block of Assateague Drive before 6 p.m., officials said.
A sprinkler system put out the fire, which consequently did not spread, according to authorities.
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Photo courtesy of the Howard County Department of Fire and Rescue Services.
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