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Fast-Moving Blaze At Maryland Farm Destroys Equipment, Causes $1M In Damage: Fire Marshal Fast-Moving Blaze At Maryland Farm Destroys Equipment, Causes $1M In Damage: Fire Marshal
Fast-Moving Blaze At Maryland Farm Destroys Equipment, Causes $1M In Damage: Fire Marshal An electrical issue with a tractor parked inside a storage unit at a Maryland farm sparked a blaze that caused an estimated million dollars in damage, according to the state fire marshal. Late on Friday night, first responders from the Princess Anne Volunteer Fire Department were called to a Stewart Neck Road in Somerset County, where farm employees and neighbors reported flames coming from the property. A second alarm was called as the fire continued to spread from the tractor to the building, and it took a team of nearly five dozen firefighters upwards of three hours to get the flames und…

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by Zak Failla
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Montgomery County High-Rise Evacuated, 'Condemned' For Electrical Issue Montgomery County High-Rise Evacuated, 'Condemned' For Electrical Issue
Montgomery County High-Rise Evacuated, 'Condemned' For Electrical Issue A Montgomery County apartment building was evacuated and condemned due to an electrical issue that led to several floors of the high rise filling with smoke, displacing hundreds. First responders were called to the 15-story Westwood Towers building on Westbard Road in Bethesda on Sunday afternoon to investigate reports of smoke that were the result of an electrical problem that will require "extensive repairs" according to Montgomery County Fire and Rescue Services spokesperson Pete Piringer. The Westwood Towers building was evacuated and "condemned" due to the electrical issue. Twi…

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by Zak Failla
Police & Fire
Home Improvement Goes Up In Flames After MoCo Fire Causes $275K Of Damage During Construction Home Improvement Goes Up In Flames After MoCo Fire Causes $275K Of Damage During Construction
Home Improvement Goes Up In Flames After MoCo Fire Causes $275K Of Damage During Construction A vacant Montgomery County home that was being renovated has suffered nearly $300,000 in damages after a fire tore through it over the weekend, authorities announced. Firefighters were first called to the home in the 13800 block of Rippling Brook Drive around 3 p.m., Sunday, March 19 after flames were spotted on the roof of the residence, according to Montgomery County Fire and Rescue. Update - Rippling Brook Dr, vacant house, being renovated (1 worker present at time); Origin/Cause, attic, accidental, believed to be electrical in nature; Damage >$275K; no injuries; neighbor called 9…

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by Annie DeVoe