Crime & Safety

Reisterstown Apartment Fire Displaces 20 People, Officials Say

About 20 tenants at a Reisterstown building were affected by the fire, according to Baltimore County authorities.

The Red Cross is helping those who were displaced by an apartment fire in Reisterstown Monday, Jan. 17.
The Red Cross is helping those who were displaced by an apartment fire in Reisterstown Monday, Jan. 17. (Rachel Nunes/Patch)

REISTERSTOWN, MD — More than 20 residents were displaced by an apartment fire Monday night in Reisterstown, officials said.

At 8:17 p.m., officials said crews were called to the unit block of Brookebury Drive for a building fire. They found heavy fire conditions, according to authorities.

Nobody was injured, but more than 20 tenants were displaced by the blaze, according to the Baltimore County Fire Department.

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UPDATE: Reisterstown Fire Was Intentionally Set, Investigators Say

Before 10 p.m., fire officials reported the blaze remained under investigation.

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The Red Cross is helping those who were displaced.




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