Overview
- Flames started in a vacant townhouse on the 2600 block of Legends Way just before 7 a.m. and spread to an adjacent occupied unit.
- Fire crews issued a precautionary second alarm, encountered a partial roof and structural collapse, and brought the fire under control in roughly 30 minutes.
- Two firefighters were treated for minor injuries at a hospital and no other injuries were reported by county officials.
- Seven people — four adults and three children — were displaced and officials are conducting shelter, recovery and structural-safety assessments.
- The Howard County fire marshal has opened an origin-and-cause investigation and scene operations have shifted from firefighting to evidence recovery and safety inspections.