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Maryland Apartment Complex Blaze Causes $250K In Damages: State Fire Marshal Maryland Apartment Complex Blaze Causes $250K In Damages: State Fire Marshal
Maryland Apartment Complex Blaze Causes $250K In Damages: State Fire Marshal More than a dozen people in Maryland were displaced by an early morning weekend blaze that was reported in a two-story apartment complex in Charles County, the state fire marshal announced. At approximately 3:15 a.m. on Sunday, Nov. 13, a fire was discovered in the 4000 block of Indian Head Highway in Indian Head by guards of the Indian Head Naval Support Facility, officials said. According to the fire marshal, the blaze originated in the attic of an apartment complex, though it is unclear what sparked the flames on Sunday morning. It took a team of 30 members of the Indian Head Volunteer …

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by Zak Failla
Police & Fire
Several People, Pets, Rescued From Rockville Residence After Massive Halloween Fire Several People, Pets, Rescued From Rockville Residence After Massive Halloween Fire
Several People, Pets, Rescued From Rockville Residence After Massive Halloween Fire thread: https://twitter.com/mcfrsPIO/status/158708817809111449 At least two people are injured after a three-alarm fire engulfed a multi-family structure in Rockville, authorities say. 3rd Alarm now struck for apartment fire on College Pkwy in Rockville @mcfrsPIO @mcfrs https://t.co/GepuXfHK0s pic.twitter.com/kPLngZocUp — MCFRSNews (@MCFRSNews) October 31, 2022 Firefighters arrived to the scene in the 800 block of College Parkway around 9:30 a.m., Monday, Oct. 31, where they encountered the building with heavy fire activity on the top floor that had already burned through the roof, acc…

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by Annie DeVoe
Lifestyle
Maryland Family 'Lost Everything' After Fire Leaves Apartment Building 'Charred', 21 Displaced Maryland Family 'Lost Everything' After Fire Leaves Apartment Building 'Charred', 21 Displaced
Maryland Family 'Lost Everything' After Fire Leaves Apartment Building 'Charred', 21 Displaced A Maryland community is stepping up after a massive two-alarm apartment fire displaced nearly two dozen people last week, according to a GoFundMe created to support one of the affected families. A friend of the Rivera family is making a difference raising funds to support the family after the fire at the complex in the 2370 block of Glenmont Circle left the apartments "completely charred" on Wednesday, Oct. 5, according to the GoFundMe. The blaze began in the exterior of another apartment in the building after a couch caught fire. The flames quickly spread into a utility closet and they to …

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by Annie DeVoe
Police & Fire
Massive Montgomery County Apartment Fire Displaces Nearly Two Dozen Adults, Children Massive Montgomery County Apartment Fire Displaces Nearly Two Dozen Adults, Children
Massive Montgomery County Apartment Fire Displaces Nearly Two Dozen Adults, Children Nearly two dozen people are displaced after a massive garden apartment fire in Montgomery County, authorities say. The two-alarm blaze was reported around 11 p.m., Wednesday, Oct. 5 at the apartment building in the 2370 block of Glenmont Circle near Georgia Avenue, according to Montgomery County Fire and Rescue. ICYMI (~11p 10/5) 2-Alarm, 2370 Glenmont Circle, near Georgia Av, Georgian Woods, 3-sty garden apt; origin & cause, building exterior (couch) rapidly grew, spread to utility closet, to common causeway for HVAC thru out bldg, quickly extending (vertically) into interior; pic.…

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by Annie DeVoe
Police & Fire
Firefighter Falls Through Floor Battling Two-Alarm Building Blaze In Maryland Firefighter Falls Through Floor Battling Two-Alarm Building Blaze In Maryland
Firefighter Falls Through Floor Battling Two-Alarm Building Blaze In Maryland 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
Police & Fire
Senior Living Apartment Fire In Baltimore County Sends One To Hospital Senior Living Apartment Fire In Baltimore County Sends One To Hospital
Senior Living Apartment Fire In Baltimore County Sends One To Hospital An apartment fire at a senior living apartment in Baltimore County has sent one person to the hospital, authorities say. Firefighters responded to the scene on Clay Lodge Lane in Catonsville where they discovered the fire in a third-floor apartment shortly before 9:30 a.m., Tuesday, Aug. 23, according to Baltimore County Fire officials. The fire was controlled by 9:45 a.m., officials say. The person inside of the apartment was evaluated by medics and transported to a hospital with reported burn injuries. The cause of the fire remains under investigation.

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by Annie DeVoe