Townhouse Fire in High Ridge Displaces 2 Occupants

LAUREL, MD - Firefighters battled not only the bitter cold, but a townhouse blaze which displaced 2 occupants and dealt significant damage to the townhouse.

Shortly before 10 PM on Saturday, January 10, 2010, units from Howard, Prince George's and Anne Arundel counties were dispatched to a reported chimney fire in the 9100 block of Tymat Court in the High Ridge section of North Laurel in Howard County.

Units arrived to find smoke showing from a 2 story townhouse, and declared a working fire. Firefighters deployed handlines and began attacking the fire, which was located on both the first and second floors.

Additional resources were summoned, and staged nearby. Some of them were used to supplement firefighters as they were rotated through the rehab sector, which allowed them to warm up and rest after the firefight.

Firefighters brought the blaze under control in approximately 30 minutes.

Howard County fire investigators are working to determine the cause of the fire. No injuries were reported, and no damage estimate is available at this time.

Photographs by, and courtesy of, Jim Codespote

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