Authorities Investigate Columbia Apartment Fire That Displaced 20 Residents

BALTIMORE (WJZ) — Authorities are looking into whether arson is to blame for a Tuesday morning apartment fire in Howard County that displaced 20 residents.
Firefighters were called to the apartments in the 10400 block of Hickory Ridge Road in Columbia about 3:30 a.m. in response to the fire, Howard County Police said.
When crews arrived, they found flames coming from the second floor and they immediately began helping residents evacuate the building, police said.
It took firefighters