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11 Dead Pets Found In Home Without Smoke Alarms Installed: Maryland Fire Marshal 11 Dead Pets Found In Home Without Smoke Alarms Installed: Maryland Fire Marshal
11 Dead Pets Found In Home Without Smoke Alarms Installed: Maryland Fire Marshal Nearly a dozen pets needlessly died over the weekend when a blaze broke out in a Maryland home that previously had been provided with smoke alarms that were never installed, according to the state’s fire marshal. Shortly before 4:15 p.m. on Saturday, Feb. 4, fire crews from multiple agencies in Wicomico County were called to Giles Lane in Quantico, where there was a reported fire that sparked in the living room of an area home. It took a team of nearly three dozen firefighters from multiple agencies approximately 50 minutes to get the fire under control, though it caused an estimated $100,0…

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by Zak Failla
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Fire Sprinkler, Smoke Alarm Save Infant's Life In Maryland House Fire Fire Sprinkler, Smoke Alarm Save Infant's Life In Maryland House Fire
Fire Sprinkler, Smoke Alarm Save Infant's Life In Maryland House Fire A smoke alarm is being credited by state officials for saving an infant’s life and helping to reduce the damage done to a Maryland home after a fire broke out over the weekend, the fire marshal announced. In Harford County, crews from the Fallston Volunteer Fire Company and nearby agencies responded to a reported fire in the 2000 block of Arden Drive at approximately 10:15 a.m. on Saturday, July 16, according to the Office of the State Fire Marshal. Officials said that the owner of the residence, who was outside, heard a smoke alarm sounding when a kitchen fire broke out, activating a fire…

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by Zak Failla