Annapolis retirement home fire causes $300,000 in damage; no injuries reported, department says

Several residents evacuated an Annapolis retirement home early Monday morning after a fifth-floor unit caught fire, causing $300,000 worth of damage, according to the Annapolis Fire Department. Fire crews responded to Baywoods of Annapolis at about 3:05 a.m. and were met with heavy smoke conditions when they reached the fifth floor to extinguish a fire affecting one unit at the continuing care facility, according to a news release from the department.