Firefighter OK after falling through floor of fiery multi-use building in Aberdeen

BALTIMORE - A firefighter was treated after falling through the second floor during a fire at a multi-use building in Aberdeen Wednesday morning.

Officials said the firefighter from the Aberdeen Proving Ground Fire Department went through the second floor to the first floor at a two-story building on W. Bel Air Avenue. 

He was evaluated and returned to duty.

Firefighters were called to the fire around 6:30 a.m. It took 55 firefighters about 30 minutes to control the fire.

The estimated damage is about $150,000.

Investigators said the building is used for a hair-braiding business, a church, a vacant store and an apartment.

It was deemed to be an accidental electric fire.