Fire destroys barn at University of Maryland research facility

ELLICOTT CITY, Md. - Firefighters are working to control a blaze that destroyed a barn at the University of Maryland Research & Education Center in Howard County.

The fire was reported Tuesday morning on Folly Quarter Road in Ellicott City.

Aerial images from the scene show firefighters spraying foam on smoldering areas of the barn. Officials say no animals were injured.

The cause of the fire is under investigation.