Electrical malfunction blamed in fatal Columbia apartment f…

Vehicle Fire Columbia Maryland in Columbia, Maryland: Howard County Police identified David Richardson, 63, as the man who died in a Tuesday evening apartment fire in Columbia. Firefighters from the Howard County Department of Fire and Rescue Services responded to the 11500 block of Little Patuxent Parkway around 5:45 p.m. for a report of a smoke odor in the building. Richardson was in cardiac arrest when crews located a kitchen fire; he was rescued but pronounced dead on the scene shortly after. Investigators found the fire was likely caused by an electrical malfunction.