Crime & Safety
Playground Fire Draws Investigator to Columbia
A fire is under investigation at Kings Contrivance playground, officials said.

COLUMBIA, MD – A playground fire drew first responders to Kings Contrivance Sunday afternoon, the Howard County Department of Fire and Rescue Services reported.
At approximately 3:45 p.m., officials said crews were at the scene of the blaze in the 7500 block of Weather Worn Way.
A fire investigator was also on-site, and authorities asked anyone with information to come to the fire ground as soon as possible.
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This is the second fire in Columbia that Howard County crews have been called to on Sunday; in the morning, firefighters handled a townhouse blaze in Oakland Mills, officials said.
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