Guilford Road Apartment Fire Is Out: HoCo Fire And Rescue

JESSUP, MD — Firefighters were called to an apartment blaze in Jessup Saturday night.

A kitchen fire had been reported before 8 p.m. in the 9900 block of Guilford Road.

Officials found the fire had been held in check by the sprinkler system, according to the Howard County Department of Fire and Rescue Services.

By 8:09 p.m., authorities said that the fire was out. Crews were still at the scene removing smoke and water from the sprinkler system.

The fire did not spread beyond the second-story apartment, officials reported.

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