Officials said the fire broke out around 9:15 p.m. at The Preserve at Owings Crossing apartment complex in the 100 block of Caraway Road.
Firefighters said flames were shooting through the roof of the building when they arrived and they requested a second alarm.
When firefighters first arrived on the scene, they noticed heavy fire and called for a second alarm.
Firefighters rescued seven people and a dog from the second and third floors of the building. Officials said 10 people were injured. Four of those people were taken to area hospitals for treatment of non-life-threatening injuries. No firefighters were injured while fighting the fire.
The fire was brought under control at 9:51 p.m.
Fire investigators determined that the fire was accidental and was caused by a candle that had fallen over in a second-floor apartment. About 12 apartments were damaged.
The Red Cross has assisted as many as 36 displaced residents.
Investigators are estimating the damages to be $200,000 to the building and $75,000 to the contents of the building.
Officials said about 39 pieces of Baltimore County Fire Department equipment and 75 firefighters were assigned to the call.
Curt Isakson is a 35 year veteran of the fire service. Curt is currently a Battalion Chief for Escambia County Fire Rescue. Previously worked 9 years with the Pensacola Fire Department where he was assigned as the Company Officer on Rescue 31. Curt’s fire service experiences started at a young age as a Junior firefighter with the Midway Fire Protection District and rose through the ranks to Captain. He has worked in volunteer, career, and combination departments.
Curt has held all ranks up to Battalion Chief and been assigned to operations, training, inspections, and was Chief of Special Operations for 7 years. Curt owns and operates County Fire Tactics that covers a very diverse range of fire service topics, as well as Firefighter Rescues, a site that documents rescues made by firefighters around the country.
He has annual contracts with numerous departments to provide standardized monthly training for these departments that respond daily together under an automatic aid agreement. Curt teaches nationally to include; FDIC, Firehouse Expo, Firehouse World, Orlando Fire Conference, Atlanta Fire Conference, Bowling Green State University, and owns/operates the annual HROC, COBC, WOTF, CFT ODP on Pensacola Beach. He is a Florida Certified Fire Officer, Instructor, Inspector, Arson, and FLUSAR.
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