Crime & Safety

VIDEO: Fire on Waterloo Road

The blaze was for training purposes.

Howard County firefighters battled a blaze Wednesday morning at 5910 Waterloo Road for training purposes, said Jackie Cutler, spokeswoman for Howard County Department of Fire and Rescue Services.

A week of training for firefighters culminated on Aug. 24 in fighting flames on property next to Waterloo Elementary School in Columbia.

Thanks to reader Chris Will, who submitted this video.

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