Crime & Safety

Fire Involving Utility Pole Causing Outages In Fallston: Officials

BREAKING: Drivers should exercise caution on MD 152 because of fire-related outages, officials say.

FALLSTON, MD — Outages have been reported along MD 152 Monday morning due to a fire, according to officials.

There was a blaze involving a utility pole on MD 152 at Harford Road at 11:07 a.m., said Rich Gardiner, spokesman for the Harford County Volunteer Fire and EMS Association.

As a result of the fire, traffic may be affected.

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As of 11:30 a.m., Gardiner said power was out along Route 152, including traffic signals.

By law, drivers must treat traffic lights that are out as a four-way stop.

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