Dozens displaced after second fire in 2 years at Baltimore County apartment complex
Dozens of residents were displaced after Baltimore County firefighters responded to an apartment fire at a Windsor Mill complex for the second time in the past two years.
Firefighters arrived at the Apartments of Diamond Ridge, in the block of 7400 Brixworth Court, around 12:25 p.m. on Thursday to see flames showing through the roof of the building.
The apartment was evacuated as crews tackled the two-alarm fire and worked to extinguish the flames.
No injuries were reported, and the fire was extinguished around 2:30 p.m., officials said.
Several apartment units were damaged by the fire. The American Red Cross said about 24 families, and more than 40 people, were displaced.
"(The fire) started working its way across, but due to the expertise of the units that arrived on the scene, they were able to limit that to more external damage," Baltimore County Fire Chief Joseph Dixon said.
Dixon continued, "We are thankful for no loss of life."
Baltimore Gas and Electric (BGE) officials were notified along with the American Red Cross, according to officials. The cause of the fire is under investigation.
Previous fire at the same apartment complex
The apartment complex faced a similar incident in March 2025, when a fire left 27 neighbors displaced.
The fire broke through the roof of the building, and in at least one unit, the roof collapsed about 24 hours later.
At the time, resident Jasmine Adams told WJZ that she had moved in about six months before the 2025 fire and had to rush to get her disabled mother to safety during the blaze.
"This has not been an easy day"
Heartbroken residents are now picking up the pieces and trying to figure out what's next.
"I heard this large boom, something mechanical, something heavy, loud sound, never heard it before," said resident Keisha Brown.
Brown and her husband, along with dozens more residents who called the Apartments at Diamond Ridge home, are now left with nothing.
Tanya Stanley, Keisha Brown's daughter, said she rushed over to the apartments as soon as she heard about the fire.
"I had to walk up from the main road about a half mile just to make sure they were OK," Stanley said.
"I'm very, very sad. We just got settled," Brown said. "We just moved here a year ago, lots of supplies and resources available to my husband and I. He's uncomfortable and miserable recovering from a stroke three years ago. This has not been an easy day."
