25 Acre Wild Land Fire In Hampstead Placed Under Control
HAMPSTEAD, Md. (WJZ) — Crews have brought a large wild land fire in Baltimore County under control.
The fire broke out on Grave Run Road and consumed 25 acres, including a wooded area.
#bcofd Wild Land Fire//19701 Grave Run Rd//approx. 25 acres on fire. Tanker strike team and numerous brush trucks on location. Crews working hard to extinguish fire D/T 1539hrs^NT
— Baltimore County Fire Department (@BaltCoFire) October 2, 2019
A tanker strike team and numerous brush trucks are on location to suppress the fire.
Around 6:40 p.m., fire officials said the blaze was brought under control.
UPDATE:BRUSH FIRE//19701 Grave Run Rd, Hampstead// command placed fire under control pic.twitter.com/Hsj9zEmvGs
— Baltimore County Fire Department (@BaltCoFire) October 2, 2019
Earlier in the afternoon, there was a large field fire in Pikesville, on Old Court Road where almost one acre of corn was one fire.