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Fast-Moving Blaze Damages 12 Vehicles, Trailer At Maryland Auto Dealership: Fire Marshal Fast-Moving Blaze Damages 12 Vehicles, Trailer At Maryland Auto Dealership: Fire Marshal
Fast-Moving Blaze Damages 12 Vehicles, Trailer At Maryland Auto Dealership: Fire Marshal One firefighter was injured and a dozen vehicles were damaged by an overnight fire at a Maryland auto dealership. First responders in Charles County were called shortly before 10 p.m. on Wednesday night when a neighbor reported a fire at Mega Imports Auto Sales on Old Washington Road in Waldorf. According to the Maryland Fire Marshal, it took a team of nearly 50 firefighters an estimated 20 minutes to get the scene under control, but not before the flames damaged 12 vehicles and one trailer. The business itself was unharmed. Officials said that on firefighter suffered non-life-threate…

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by Zak Failla
Police & Fire
Firefighter Released From Hospital After Suffering Leg Injury Battling Maryland House Fire Firefighter Released From Hospital After Suffering Leg Injury Battling Maryland House Fire
Firefighter Released From Hospital After Suffering Leg Injury Battling Maryland House Fire The firefighter who was taken to the hospital with a leg injury while battling a Maryland blaze over the weekend has been released and is recovering at home, responders have announced. The fire broke out at a home on the 1200 block of Long Corner Road in Mt. Airy around 4:30 p.m. Sunday, March 17, the Howard County Department of Fire and Rescue Services said. Crews responded and found heavy flames inside a detached garage that had spread to the bushes behind it. An occupant evacuated the building prior to crews’ arrival and was taken to a local hospital to be treated for smoke inhalat…

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by Valerie Musson
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Family Displaced After Blaze Breaks Out In Maryland Kitchen: Fire Marshal Family Displaced After Blaze Breaks Out In Maryland Kitchen: Fire Marshal
Family Displaced After Blaze Breaks Out In Maryland Kitchen: Fire Marshal A fast-moving kitchen fire in Maryland caused approximately $150,000 in damage before dozens of firefighters were able to knock down the flames and get the blaze under control. Shortly before 6:30 p.m. on Monday, June 20, in Cecil County, a fire was reported at a two-story, single-family home on Doctor Jack Road in Port Deposit, the Maryland office of the State Fire Marshal announced. In total, it took 50 firefighters - most of which were from the Water Witch Fire Company - to extinguish the flames, which originated in the kitchen area of the home, investigators said. The Fire Marshal esti…

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by Zak Failla