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Heard on: Howard County Police, Fire and EMS · 1/17/2026 12:01 PM
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91 responding to (number withheld) Monarch Mills Way.
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Unit (number withheld) investigate unusual odor inside the apartment.
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Fire crews check possible odor on Monarch Mills Way

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As discussed during the dispatch call, fire crews were sent to an apartment building on Monarch Mills Way in Columbia to investigate a possible unusual odor coming from one of the units. The source of the odor had not been confirmed at the time of the report.

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Monarch Mills Way, Columbia, MD 21046
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