Fire Breaks Out At Baltimore County Reptile House

The Baltimore County Fire Department said a weekend fire broke out at the Holt Park Reptile House in Fullerton.

By Gaby Arancibia, Patch Staff

Aug 10, 2026 10:09 AM EDT

First responders with the Baltimore County Fire Department were called to a building fire at the Holt Park Reptile House in Fullerton (Courtesy Baltimore County Fire Department)

BALTIMORE COUNTY, MD — Several animals needed to be relocated over the weekend after a fire broke out at the Holt Park Reptile House in Fullerton.

The Baltimore County Fire Department said first responders were dispatched Sunday to the 100 block of McCormick Avenue and had extinguished the blaze around 7:40 p.m.

No injuries were reported at the scene.

Animal control was called to the two-story building to help relocate the reptiles.

Authorities did not state what prompted the fire. An investigation is ongoing.

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