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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 To Maryland Home: Fire Marshal Fireplace Ashes Ignite Blaze, Causing $55K Damage To Maryland Home: Fire Marshal
Fireplace Ashes Ignite Blaze, Causing $55K Damage To Maryland Home: 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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Community 'Extends Virtual Arms' Around Maryland Family Devastated By Garage Fire Community 'Extends Virtual Arms' Around Maryland Family Devastated By Garage Fire
Community 'Extends Virtual Arms' Around Maryland Family Devastated By Garage Fire There has been an outpouring of support for a popular family after a garage fire caused hundreds of thousands in damage and left them displaced in Montgomery County. More than $15,000 was raised in just days after the Wu family was forced to evacuate their Rockville residence in the Rockshire neighborhood when a fast-moving fire sparked in their garage and spread to the rest of the home. The Rockville fire caused hundreds of thousands in damage. Twitter Shortly before 10 p.m. on Friday, Oct. 18, crews were dispatched to the 1400 block of Gerald Street, near Bentley Court, when a fam…

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Improperly Disposed Smoking Materials Possibly To Blame For Maryland Garage Fire Improperly Disposed Smoking Materials Possibly To Blame For Maryland Garage Fire
Improperly Disposed Smoking Materials Possibly To Blame For Maryland Garage Fire The cause of a massive fire that tore through a Montgomery County garage and damaged a home has been determined to possibly be improperly disposed smoking materials, investigators say. Late on Friday afternoon, first responders were called to the 13600 block of Cherrydale Drive near Glenn Mill Road in Rockville, where there was a reported fire in a garage that spread to an area home. According to a Montgomery County Fire and Rescue Service spokesperson, the fire was reported shortly before 6:30 p.m. on Oct. 11 by a neighbor who alerted the family that there were flames showing from the gara…

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Teens In Stolen Car Lead To Crash That Condemned Anne Arundel County Home, Officials Say Teens In Stolen Car Lead To Crash That Condemned Anne Arundel County Home, Officials Say
Teens In Stolen Car Lead To Crash That Condemned Anne Arundel County Home, Officials Say A house suffered "significant damage" on Friday morning in Anne Arundel County when a group of teens crashed a purportedly stolen vehicle into the residence, police say. Officers were called shortly before 3 a.m. on Sept. 27 to the 5200 block of Kramme Avenue in Brooklyn, where there was a report of a team of minors tampering with with auto. Upon arrival, members of the Anne Arundel County Police Department spotted a 2020 black Hyundai sedan with tinted windows speeding away from the area before striking a truck that then collided into a residence in the 300 block of Church Street. Followi…

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