$100,000 in Estimated Damage For Elkridge Business Fire

Howard County fire officials said Friday afternoon that a mid-morning fire at in Elkridge that caused about 40 workers to evacuate the building has caused an estimated $100,000 in damage.

Firefighters arrived at the building on the 6900 block of San Tomas Road in Elkridge just after 11:20 a.m., to find the three-story building with “heavy dark smoke pouring from the third floor," officials said.

The cause may have been roofing with some metal material that caught fire, according to the fire department. The fire has been ruled accidental, officials said.

It took about 20 minutes to put out the blaze, 50 firefighters and help from Baltimore and Anne Arundel counties and BWI, a news release said.

There were no reported injuries.