Reported by the Howard County Department of Fire and Rescue Services on November 15th:

HCDFRS was alerted for a townhouse fire in the 6500 block of Pressed Gentian in Columbia (Owen Brown) at approximately 6:35 AM this morning. The fire was brought under control quickly.

All occupants of the home were accounted for. One civilian was transported to a local hospital for minor injuries. There were no firefighter injuries reported. Fire investigators will work to determine origin and cause.

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Here is the area of the incident:

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