DUNDALK, Md. — An outdoor chicken fryer sparked a fire thatdestroyed four rowhomes in Dundalk, said Baltimore County Fire Department.
Crews were dispatched at 11:55 a.m. on Friday to Flagship Road, where the fire ultimately went to three alarms.
Four houses were rendered uninhabitable. Eleven adults, five children and multiple pets were displaced.
Fire crews briefly called a mayday after a firefighter became disoriented, but he was found safe and the mayday was quickly cancelled.
Investigators determined that an occupant had been frying a chicken in a fryer 30 minutes before the fire began.
