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Trash Truck Causes Minor Damage After Crashing Into Maryland Home Trash Truck Causes Minor Damage After Crashing Into Maryland Home
Trash Truck Causes Minor Damage After Crashing Into Maryland Home Some Baltimore County residents got a surprise visitor on Monday morning when a trash truck struck a Towson home. Shortly after 9 a.m. on Dec. 30, an alert was issued by the Baltimore County Fire Department, advising that there was a work truck whose driver lost control and accidentally struck a residence in the 200 block of East Pennsylvania Avenue. # bcofd 200 blk E. Pennsylvania Av. #21286 | Crews on scene with dump truck into building | PIO en route |DT0825 TA pic.twitter.com/u32h8AbCuJ — Baltimore County Fire Department (@BaltCoFire) December 30, 2024 No injuries were reported, a…

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Fireplace Ashes Ignite Blaze, Causing $55K Damage In Jarrettsville: Fire Marshal Fireplace Ashes Ignite Blaze, Causing $55K Damage In Jarrettsville: Fire Marshal
Fireplace Ashes Ignite Blaze, Causing $55K Damage In Jarrettsville: Fire Marshal Improperly discarded fireplace ashes ignited a fire that caused $55,000 in damages to a Harford County home, officials said. The blaze broke out on Thursday, Dec. 5, at approximately 3:49 p.m. at a two-story single-family home located on Shepherd Court in Jarrettsville, according to the Office of the State Fire Marshal. The fire began on the rear porch and was discovered by the homeowner and a neighbor, who noticed flames spreading to the backside of the residence.  Thirty firefighters from the Jarrettsville Volunteer Fire Company responded and controlled the fire within minutes, offi…

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'Crackling Noise, Glow' On Maryland Porch Alerted Family To Fire, Investigators Say 'Crackling Noise, Glow' On Maryland Porch Alerted Family To Fire, Investigators Say
'Crackling Noise, Glow' On Maryland Porch Alerted Family To Fire, Investigators Say A faulty extension cord is to blame for a Washington County fire that left a family displaced and destroyed a home in Hancock on Sunday afternoon, according to investigators. Four dozen firefighters from the Hancock Volunteer Fire Company responded at around 3 p.m. on July 21, when the occupants of a White Oak Ridge residence reported that a blaze has broken out in their home. According to the Maryland Fire Marshal, one occupant inside the home heard a crackling noise, and observed a glow outside the home, which turned out to be the flames that broke out on the front porch. The occupant wa…

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by Zak Failla