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Mechanicsville, MD
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Cat Killed, Family Displaced By Maryland Laundry Room Fire
A cat perished and a family is devastated after flames tore through a Maryland home when a dryer ignited. Support is swelling for the Skidmore family in St. Mary’s County following a house fire on Vinessa Court in Charlotte Hall that left at least two displaced and caused hundreds of thousands of dollars in damage. At approximately 4:30 p.m. on Wednesday, Aug. 2, the Maryland State Fire Marshal said that an accidental fire was sparked in the laundry room of the home, quickly spreading and causing extensive damage. It took a total of 50 firefighters an estimated 30 minutes to get the flam…
Bel Air, MD
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Firefighter Injured Battling 'Booming' Blaze That Broke Out After Lightning Strike In MD
An explosive fire over the weekend left a firefighter injured in Harford County, according to officials. Late in the afternoon of Saturday, July 29, dozens of firefighters from the Joppa-Magnolia Volunteer Fire Company were called to a home on Riverwood Circle when a homeowner heart a loud "boom" and found smoke coming from his attic. It was later determined that the fire was caused by a lightning strike during the recent round of storms that rollicked the region. He was able to escape the house unharmed and called 911, which led to a heavy response from the department, which took a half h…
Hagerstown, MD
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Two Rescued, One Severely Burned From Grease Fire In Maryland Home: Officials
Firefighters in Maryland were able to make a bold rescue of a child and elderly woman who were trapped by flames on Tuesday, though a third victim suffered a less fortuitous fate after a grease fire broke out. Members of the Cumberland Fire Department in Allegany County came to the rescue of a family after a fire broke out in a kitchen while a 70-year-old resident was cooking, according to the state fire marshal. At approximately 12:30 p.m. on Monday, July 24, more than two dozen first responders were called to an Arch Street home, where they were met by smoke throughout the entirety of a …
Mechanicsville, MD
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Firefighter Killed Battling Two-Alarm Blaze In Maryland
One firefighter was killed and a second injured when a home collapsed during an early morning fire in St. Mary's County on Tuesday morning, officials say. The firefighter has not been identified, but he was part of the Patuxent River Naval Air Station unit that was providing support to multiple agencies who responded to the Leonardtown fire. First responders were called at approximately 4 a.m. on Tuesday, June 27 to the 20500 block of Deer Wood Park Drive. While fighting the fire, officials said that one firefighter fell from the first floor and into a basement when the floor collapsed, a…
Hagerstown, MD
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Woman Killed, Shed Destroyed In Backyard MD Fire
A fatal fire is under investigation in Washington County after an elderly woman was killed on Thursday afternoon in Smithsburg. Shortly before 4 p.m. on Friday, June 22, first responders were called to the 22600 block of Cavetown Church Road when neighbors spotted a shed up in flames in the backyard of an area home. An off-duty firefighter and members of the Smithsburg Police Department arrived at the scene and found an unconscious 70-year-old woman who was suffering from severe burns in the yard not far from the engulfed shed. First responders pulled her away from the flames and att…
Hagerstown, MD
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Wife Saves Husband's Life After Kitchen Blaze Breaks Out In MD Home: Fire Marshal
A Washington County woman is being hailed as a sort of "Wonder Woman" who may have saved her husband's life after a kitchen fire broke out in their Williamsport home on Friday afternoon. At approximately noon on Friday, June 9, members of the Williamsport Volunteer Fire Company and other area agencies were called to a two-alarm house fire on Hoffman Drive, after smoke and flames were reported by neighbors. The Maryland State Fire Marshal said that the investigation into the near-fatal blaze determined that a 76-year-old homeowner turned on the stovetop and walked away from the area after h…
Lusby, MD
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House Collapses, Two Killed In Calvert County Fire, Officials Say (
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Two people were killed in an overnight house fire in Calvert County, officials confirmed on Wednesday morning. At approximately 3 a.m. on Wednesday, June 7, multiple agencies were called to the 1600 block of Maurham Court in Huntingtown, where there was a fast-moving fire that broke out in an area home It is unclear what caused the fire, which was discovered by a neighbor who advised first responders that there could be two people trapped inside. Firefighters took nearly two hours to get the flames under control, and the home ultimately collapsed. On Wednesday morning, the Maryland State…
Bel Air, MD
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Support Surges For Families Displaced By $5M Harford County Townhouse Fire
Thousands of dollars have already been raised just days after a massive townhouse fire left more than two dozen displaced after flames tore through the building. Late on Saturday, May 20, more than 100 first responders from Harford County and other neighboring municipalities were called to Witchhazel Way in Aberdeen, when a deck fire rapidly spread and damaged nearly a dozen homes while causing $5 million in damages. In total, fire officials say that at least eight homes were damaged, with several completely destroyed, leaving 26 scrambling to find temporary housing amid the ongoing investi…
Bel Air, MD
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Explosion Rocks MD Neighborhood, Sparks $5M Townhouse Fire
A weekend explosion sparked a fast-moving two-alarm fire that tore through nearly a dozen townhouses in Harford County and caused millions of dollars in damage, according to officials. The Maryland State Fire Marshal has launched an extensive investigation after a fire ripped through several townhouses late on Saturday, May 20, turning several Witchhazel Way residences into scorched rubble in Aberdeen. Here is a door bell cam video from John Sheridan showing one of several explosions during last night’s 2 alarm fire in #AberdeenMD. Eight homes were condemned. @MarylandOSFM determined th…
Towson, MD
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Two-Alarm Fire Hits Multiple Rowhomes In Baltimore On Monday Morning
Disaster was averted early on Monday morning when a two-alarm blaze broke out in Baltimore rowhomes. Shortly after 4 a.m. on Monday, May 8, members of the Baltimore Fire Department were called to the 2800 block of Frederick Avenue, where there was a reported fire impacting multiple units. Upon arrival, crews were met with three separate dwellings with fire showing through the roof of the residences. More pictures of @BaltimoreFire working on this mornings 2 alarm on the 2800blk of Frederick Ave. #PrideProtectingPeople 🔥 pic.twitter.com/gYLS0yb1M5 — Baltimore Fire (@BaltimoreFire) May …
Bel Air, MD
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Man Jumps From Second Story Window To Escape MD Bedroom Blaze: Fire Marshal
A 49-year-old Maryland man is hospitalized with critical injuries but is still alive after making a great escape when a fire broke out in his Harford County home. Officials say that a man jumped from a second-story window of a Rumsey Place home in Joppa on Tuesday afternoon as he sought to escape the flames that broke out in one of the bedrooms in his family’s townhouse. Shortly after 5:45 p.m. on Tuesday, May 2, first responders from the Joppa-Magnolia Volunteer Fire Company were called to the 900 block of Rumsey Place, where there was a report of a fire that had broken out inside the res…
Bel Air, MD
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Townhomes Damaged By Three-Alarm Fire In Edgewood (
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Fire crews in northern Maryland came together to battle a three-alarm blaze that broke out in a series of townhomes in Edgewood early on Monday morning. At approximately 5:30 a.m. on Monday, April 10, first responders from multiple agencies were called to the 1900 block of Brookside Drive in Edgewood, where there was a report of multiple three-story townhouses that were on fire. As the fast-moving flames continued to spread, officials called for a second, then third alarm after as many as five residences became fully-involved in the fire. Quint 5 is on scene of a three alarm fire in the…
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