On Saturday afternoon, May 8 at 1319 hours (1:19 pm), units from Mt. Airy, Lisbon, Damascus, Winfield, Sykesville, and Westminster fire companies were dispatched for a basement fire in a townhouse in the 100 block of Meadowlark Avenue. First arriving Chief 1 advised smoke showing from side A and requested a RIT (Rapid Intervention Team) dispatch. Engine 142 responded as part of the first alarm assignment, Engine 141 and Paramedic 149 responded as part of the Rapid Intervention Dispatch. First arriving crews found a working fire in a basement laundry room and were able to contain the fire quickly. The cause of the fire is under investigation.
