Two Howard County firefighters were treated at a hospital for minor injuries after batting a two-alarm fire in a Ellicott City neighborhood Monday morning, authorities said.
At 6:40 a.m. on Monday, Howard County emergency dispatchers received a report of smoke in the area of Vardon Lane and Resort Road in Ellicott City.
Another caller reported a house fire in the 2600 block of Legends Way, and the incident was upgraded to a first-alarm structure fire.
Firefighters arrived on the scene and found heavy fire billowing from the roof of a two-story townhouse from a blaze that had spread to another residence.
A second alarm was then requested, prompting more HCFD units and additional crews from Carroll and Baltimore counties.
While trying to get the fire under control, the roof of the first townhouse collapsed.
The fire was put out at 8:20 a.m.
The first townhome was unoccupied, but four adults and three children were displaced from the second townhome.
Two Howard County firefighters were taken to a local hospital where they were treated for minor injuries that were not due to the roof collapse.
Investigators with the county fire marshal are investigating the cause of the fire.
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