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Residents Escape Two-Alarm Blaze That Destroyed Maryland Home: Fire Marshal Residents Escape Two-Alarm Blaze That Destroyed Maryland Home: Fire Marshal
Residents Escape Two-Alarm Blaze That Destroyed Maryland Home: Fire Marshal Homeowners in St. Mary's County were able to escape a two-alarm fire that caused more than a million dollars in damage early on Wednesday morning, officials say.  Firefighters were called to battle a blaze shortly before 4 a.m. on April 24 in the 17500 block of Whitestone Drive in Tall Timbers, when smoke detectors alerted the sleeping residents to a fire that had broken out on the front porch. According to the Maryland Fire Marshal, they were able to escape through a back door and alerted the authorities. It took approximately 70 firefighters from multiple agencies an estimated 9…