Crime & Safety

Apartment Fire in Parkville Knocked, Official Says

Firefighters found smoke coming from the second floor of an apartment in Parkville Friday night, officials reported.

PARKVILLE, MD – An apartment fire drew emergency crews to a complex in Parkville Friday evening, according to Baltimore County public safety officials.

At 5:15 p.m., authorities said crews were in the 2200 block of Whitcomb Circle, where heavy smoke was showing on the second floor.

Fire had broken out in the living room of a second-story apartment, according to Lt. Paul Massarelli.

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By 5:21 p.m., Massarelli said the fire had been knocked.

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