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Five Displaced By Abingdon Townhouse Fire Hours After Three Killed In Aberdeen Blaze Five Displaced By Abingdon Townhouse Fire Hours After Three Killed In Aberdeen Blaze
Five Displaced By Abingdon Townhouse Fire Hours After Three Killed In Aberdeen Blaze First responders in Harford County were busy on Monday morning, responding first to a triple-fatal fire in Aberdeen before being called to a row of townhouses in Belcamp that went up in flames, officials say. Firefighters were called to the 4300 block of Perkins Place at around 11 p.m. on April 15, where there was a reported house fire that spread to an adjacent home, though any occupants were able to escape safely. pic.twitter.com/CIW1AEQ5XF — Joppa-Magnolia VFC (@jmvfc8) April 15, 2024 Crews were able to have the fire under control shortly after 11:30 p.m. on Monday, though they rema…

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by Zak Failla
Police & Fire
Two-Alarm Car Fire Tears Through Bel Air Garage, Home Two-Alarm Car Fire Tears Through Bel Air Garage, Home
Two-Alarm Car Fire Tears Through Bel Air Garage, Home A malfunctioning car that had just been parked in the garage of a Harford County home sparked a two-alarm blaze that caused approximately $500,000 in damage and left a family temporarily displaced, according to the Maryland Fire Marshal. First responders were called shortly before 4:45 p.m. on Tuesday afternoon, when a fast-moving fire spread from the garage of a two-story home to the rest of the residence on Adelaide Lane in Bel Air. Volunteer Firefighters from @BelAirVolFireCo are on the scene of a house fire in the 500 block of Adelaide Lane in #BelAirMD. A 2nd alarm has been requeste…

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by Zak Failla
Police & Fire
Support Swells For Grandmother Who Lost Everything In Two-Alarm Joppatowne Townhouse Fire Support Swells For Grandmother Who Lost Everything In Two-Alarm Joppatowne Townhouse Fire
Support Swells For Grandmother Who Lost Everything In Two-Alarm Joppatowne Townhouse Fire Friends and family of a church-going woman and her 20-year-old grandchild are rallying the community after the two lost everything in the Joppatowne townhouse fire earlier this month. On Monday, Feb. 5, a two-alarm fire broke out in the 600 block of Shore Drive in Harford County displacing a family and damaging two other neighboring homes.  All residents were able to escape safely, though several pets perished, and while uninjured, Shelbie LeBeau and her 20-year-old grandchild lost their home and all of their belongings, according to a friend who is rallying support from the community.…

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by Zak Failla
Police & Fire
HAZMAT: Truck Crash Shuts Joppa Roadway HAZMAT: Truck Crash Shuts Joppa Roadway
HAZMAT: Truck Crash Shuts Joppa Roadway A truck crash blocked a Harford County roadway Wednesday, Jan. 24, firefighters said. The crash occurred on Winter Run Road, bringing a HazMat response for leaking fuel tanks of a diesel truck. #jmvfc8 are on the scene of a truck crash that blocks Winters Run Road. @HarfordCoDES Hazmat team is responding to stop the leaking diesel fuel tanks. @Harford_Sheriff is assisting with traffic control. pic.twitter.com/J6op0gIhi5 — Joppa-Magnolia VFC (@jmvfc8) January 24, 2024 The road was closed as of 12:15 p.m. The county sheriff was on scene assisting.

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by Cecilia Levine
Traffic
Truck Striking Overpass On I-95 Shuts Down Traffic In Harford County (PHOTOS) Truck Striking Overpass On I-95 Shuts Down Traffic In Harford County (PHOTOS)
Truck Striking Overpass On I-95 Shuts Down Traffic In Harford County (Photos) Traffic was backed up for miles on I-95 in Harford County on Monday afternoon after a truck struck an overpass and caused a massive fuel spill. At around 1 p.m. on Monday, crews from several area fire departments were called to I-95 after a vehicle struck the MD-24 overpass and left one driver injured and traffic tied up in the area. The fuel spill on I-95Harford County Fire and EMS Firefighters worked to control fuel that was leaking from several vehicles, according to officials, though it unclear when the scene would be cleared. Posted by Harford County Md Fire & EMS PIO Media…

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by Zak Failla
Police & Fire
NY Truck Driver Killed By NY Teen On Shoulder Of I-95 In Abington, State Police Say NY Truck Driver Killed By NY Teen On Shoulder Of I-95 In Abington, State Police Say
NY Truck Driver Killed By NY Teen On Shoulder Of I-95 In Abington, State Police Say A pair of New Yorkers were involved in a fatal crash on I-95 in Harford County overnight, according to Maryland State Police. Rajwinder Singh, 22, of Hicksville, was killed on Wednesday, April 5, when he got out of his disabled tractor-trailer on the side of the interstate in Abingdon and was struck by Roosevelt resident Abbas Zaheer, 19, who police say lost control of his Toyota Camry. Shortly after 6 p.m. on Wednesday afternoon, troopers from the JFK Memorial Highway Barrack were called to a stretch of southbound I-95 in Abington to investigate a reported pedestrian strike. #jmvfc8 &…

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by Zak Failla
Police & Fire
Body Found In Burned Down Bel Air Home After Explosion Reported: Maryland Fire Marshal Body Found In Burned Down Bel Air Home After Explosion Reported: Maryland Fire Marshal
Body Found In Burned Down Bel Air Home After Explosion Reported: Maryland Fire Marshal One person is dead in Harford County after a reported explosion leveled a home in Bel Air, according to the Maryland Fire Marshal. First responders from multiple agencies were called to a two-alarm fire on Glenwood Road in Bel Air on Saturday, Feb. 18, that rapidly spread in part due to tricky conditions. #jmvfc8 is assisting @BelAirVolFireCo on the scene of a working dwelling fire on Mc Gregor Way in #Belair. Reports of 2 elderly occupants unaccounted for. pic.twitter.com/C9Vm155bGZ — Joppa-Magnolia VFC (@jmvfc8) February 18, 2023 Officials say that two homeowners were located safel…

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by Zak Failla
Police & Fire
Forklift Driver Dies From Burns Months After Camper Trailer Explosion In Harford County Forklift Driver Dies From Burns Months After Camper Trailer Explosion In Harford County
Forklift Driver Dies From Burns Months After Camper Trailer Explosion In Harford County Officials from Johns Hopkins Hospital confirmed that Robert Kellogg has died from his injuries three months after his camper trailer exploded outside a Harford County business. Kellogg, 38, died on Saturday, Jan. 21 after more than 60 percent of his body suffered extensive burns outside B&T Services on Pulaski Highway in Joppa in October. The Harford County Sheriff's Office was the first to arrive at the scene and found Kellogg with severe burns and fire engulfing a 30-foot camper trailer between two buildings, according to the Maryland State Fire Marshal. Kellogg, who was an employe…

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by Zak Failla
Police & Fire
Fire Burns CSX Train To Crisp Near Fallston Airport Fire Burns CSX Train To Crisp Near Fallston Airport
Fire Burns CSX Train To Crisp Near Fallston Airport A fire charred the inside of a CSX locomotive near Fallston Airport on Monday, Dec. 5, firefighters said. Footage posted by responders shows the seats and equipment of the train charred following the blaze between routes 152 and 24 around 6:45 p.m. The fire is out. Roads are open. pic.twitter.com/NIm41i19OZ — Joppa-Magnolia VFC (@jmvfc8) December 6, 2022 Amtrak and MARC commuter lines were not impacted. The fire is out. Roads are open. pic.twitter.com/NIm41i19OZ — Joppa-Magnolia VFC (@jmvfc8) December 6, 2022

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by Cecilia Levine
Police & Fire
Firefighter Falls Through Floor Battling Two-Alarm Building Blaze In Aberdeen Firefighter Falls Through Floor Battling Two-Alarm Building Blaze In Aberdeen
Firefighter Falls Through Floor Battling Two-Alarm Building Blaze In Aberdeen A firefighter was able to return to duty after falling through the floor of a multi-use building that went up in the flames in Maryland on Wednesday morning. All hands were on deck at approximately 6:30 a.m. on Wednesday, Sept. 28, when an electrical fire broke out in a two-story multi-use building on West Bel Air Avenue in Aberdeen. The fire broke out in 20 W. Bel Air Ave. in AberdeenCpl. Neidig - Aberdeen Police Department Multiple agencies responded to the scene, where there was smoke billowing through the area until crews could get the flames under control after approximately a half…

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by Zak Failla