Crime & Safety
Beach Drive House Fire Under Investigation
The house fire in Dundalk's Rosewald Beach neighborhood was reported Tuesday afternoon.
UPDATE (1:50 p.m.)—Firefighters responded to a fire Tuesday afternoon in a Dundalk neighborhood, according to Baltimore County public safety officials.
At 12:44 p.m., crews were dispatched to a fire on the 8200 block of Beach Drive, according to Cpl. Cathy Batton, a Baltimore County Police Department spokeswoman.
A 911 caller notified authorities of the fire, which was reported as a fire in the fireplace of a vacant home, Cpl. John Wachter of the Baltimore County Police Department said.
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Nine emergency vehicles were dispatched to the scene, Wachter said.
After arriving at the home on Beach Drive, firefighters put out a "very small fire" in the fireplace, Wachter said.
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Officials said there were no injuries as a result of the fire, which occurred in Rosewald Beach.
Batton said that the Baltimore County arson team was on the way to the scene as of 1:15 p.m. to determine whether the fire was accidental or intentionally set.
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