Glen Burnie Office Building Deemed Unsafe After Evacuation, Anne Arundel County Officials Say
Crews are assessing the building after a parking garage floor shifted, and officials said all occupants were evacuated with no injuries reported.
- On Thursday, the 10-story Empire Tower in Glen Burnie was evacuated after structural concerns emerged in its underground parking garage located in the 7300 block of Ritchie Highway.
- Anne Arundel County Fire Department officials reported that structural issues became apparent while workers were performing maintenance inside the parking garage, prompting the immediate evacuation.
- Fire Captain Jenny Macallair confirmed all occupants were safely evacuated with no injuries reported; the department later clarified there was no actual collapse of the 10-story building.
- Emergency crews remain on the scene assessing the structure's integrity while conducting secondary searches in the garage area near the reported shift in flooring.
- Motorists are urged to avoid the 7300 block of Ritchie Highway and use alternate routes as the AACoFD continues its investigation into the parking garage's stability.
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Anne Arundel County authorities in the state of Maryland, USA, are cordoned off the area around the Empire Towers building, a ten-story office building declared unsafe after works in an underground parking lot compromised its structural integrity and forced about 100 people to evacuate.
Two-block radius closed near Empire Tower in Glen Burnie after structural concerns force evacuation
A two-block radius around Empire Tower in Glen Burnie will remain closed until further notice, after the Anne Arundel County Department of Inspections and Permits (DIP) deemed the building not structurally sound Thursday evening. The Anne Arundel County Fire Department confirmed the ruling by the DIP to WBAL-TV 11 News around 7 p.m. Thursday evening. The 10-story building is located in the 7300 block of Ritchie Highway and according to a real es…
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