Elkridge Corners Shopping Center evacuated because of natural gas leak
BALTIMORE - A Howard County shopping center was evacuated Thursday afternoon because of a natural gas leak in a sprinkler room.
Firefighters initially responded around 2 p.m. to the Elkridge Corners Shopping Center.
Firefighters are currently on scene in the 7200 block of Montgomery Road at the Elkridge Corners Shopping Center for a natural gas leak in a sprinkler room. Crews are evacuating the occupancies in the shopping center. BGE is en route.
— Howard Co Fire & EMS (@HCDFRS) March 2, 2023
BGE came to the scene to investigate.
The businesses in the shopping center were evacuated.
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