Crime & Safety
Mobile Home Fire Displaces 2 Children, 4 Adults In Elkridge
The Red Cross has been called in to help two children and four adults displaced by a mobile home fire that broke out Wednesday in Elkridge.

ELKRIDGE, MD — Wednesday night, a fire broke out at a mobile home in Elkridge.
Howard County firefighters were called to the mobile home, located in the 8000 block of Riker Road in Elkridge, around 7 p.m. Wednesday. Firefighters found smoke and fire rolling through the roof and out of the sides of the home, according to the fire department.
Crews brought the fire under control in around 20 minutes. No injuries were reported.
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However, the Red Cross has been brought in to assist four adults and two children, the department stated.
The Maryland Office of the State Fire Marshal is investigating the fire.
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