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BEL AIR, MD — Firefighters said they contained a woods fire near Forest Hill Saturday afternoon.Crews from Bel Air and Fallston were called to the area off Bear Hollow Court around 3 p.m., according to the Bel Air Volunteer Fire Company.Within 15 minutes, officials said they had brought the fire under control.<figure><img data-image="57041-1646527147" alt title data-src="https://patch.com/img/cdn20/users/57041/20220305/073906/styles/raw/public/processed_images/bavfc%20ensor.jpg" data-sizes="(min-width: 780px) 726px, 100vw" data-srcset="https://patch.com/img/cdn20/users/57041/20220305/073906/styles/raw/public/processed_images/bavfc%20ensor.jpg?width=640 640w, https://patch.com/img/cdn20/users/57041/20220305/073906/styles/raw/public/processed_images/bavfc%20ensor.jpg?width=726 726w" /><figcaption>Mark Ensor/BAVFC.</figcaption></figure> <figure><img data-image="57041-1646515048" alt title data-src="https://patch.com/img/cdn20/users/57041/20220305/041727/styles/raw/public/processed_images/AC33C968-8731-4AD9-B5E0-FBF078DB860E.jpeg" data-sizes="(min-width: 780px) 726px, 100vw" data-srcset="https://patch.com/img/cdn20/users/57041/20220305/041727/styles/raw/public/processed_images/AC33C968-8731-4AD9-B5E0-FBF078DB860E.jpeg?width=640 640w, https://patch.com/img/cdn20/users/57041/20220305/041727/styles/raw/public/processed_images/AC33C968-8731-4AD9-B5E0-FBF078DB860E.jpeg?width=726 726w" /><figcaption>Elizabeth Janney/Patch.</figcaption></figure> <iframe src allowfullscreen loading="lazy" data-aspectratio="4:3" data-originalheight="450" data-originalwidth="600" data-src="https://www.google.com/maps/embed?pb=!1m18!1m12!1m3!1d6152.95274882123!2d-76.39893043424449!3d39.548864966258286!2m3!1f0!2f0!3f0!3m2!1i1024!2i768!4f13.1!3m3!1m2!1s0x89c7def79497e4f1%3A0xb1f4722f97424d06!2sBear%20Hollow%20Ct%2C%20Bel%20Air%20North%2C%20MD%2021050!5e0!3m2!1sen!2sus!4v1646527427330!5m2!1sen!2sus"></iframe>

BEL AIR, MD — Firefighters said they contained a woods fire near Forest Hill Saturday afternoon.

Crews from Bel Air and Fallston were called to the area off Bear Hollow Court around 3 p.m., according to the Bel Air Volunteer Fire Company.Within 15 minutes, officials said they had brought the fire under control.

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Crews from the Bel Air Volunteer Fire Company battled a fire in the woods Saturday afternoon behind a home.

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