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Elderly Woman Dies From Thermal Burns, Smoke Inhalation In Maryland Blaze: Fire Marshal Elderly Woman Dies From Thermal Burns, Smoke Inhalation In Maryland Blaze: Fire Marshal
Elderly Woman Dies From Thermal Burns, Smoke Inhalation In Maryland Blaze: Fire Marshal A 94-year-old woman has been identified as the victim of last week’s fatal house fire in Charles County, officials announced. The fire marshal confirmed that Dora Lee Douglas, the homeowner, died from thermal burn injuries and smoke inhalation in the Hughesville fire, according to the Office of the Chief Medical Examiner. Charles County Sheriff's deputies and EMS were called to Douglas' home on Driftwood Place shortly after 3 p.m. on Thursday, Jan. 9, for a welfare check after a friend hadn’t heard from her in days.  Inside, first responders found Douglas dead with serious burn injuri…

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Man Dead, Woman, Child Critical From Suspected Carbon Monoxide Poisoning In MD: Fire Marshal Man Dead, Woman, Child Critical From Suspected Carbon Monoxide Poisoning In MD: Fire Marshal
Man Dead, Woman, Child Critical From Suspected Carbon Monoxide Poisoning In MD: Fire Marshal A devastating case of suspected carbon monoxide poisoning has left a 34-year-old man dead and a woman and young child fighting for their lives after they were discovered unresponsive in their Cecil County home, officials said. Emergency crews from the North East Fire Company and paramedics from the Cecil County Department of Emergency Services responded to the 800 block of South Main Street around 6:30 p.m. on Wednesday, Dec. 4 when family members called 911 after finding the man unresponsive in the living room with a 43-year-old woman and 4-year-old child disoriented, according to authoriti…

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Fire Investigation Leads To Discovery Of Body Inside Carroll County Home: Sheriff (DEVELOPING) Fire Investigation Leads To Discovery Of Body Inside Carroll County Home: Sheriff (DEVELOPING)
Fire Investigation Leads To Discovery Of Body Inside Carroll County Home: Sheriff (Developing) The investigation into a Carroll County fire led to a grisly discovery for first responders on Wednesday morning.  Shortly after 10 a.m. on Wednesday, July 17, fire crews were called to a residence in the 2100 block of Trevanion Road in Taneytown to check on reports of the smell of smoke in the area. According to the Carroll County Sheriff's Office, crews found evidence of a previous fire, and during a check of the residence, they found a person inside who was declared dead at the scene. Members of the sheriff's office and State Fire Marshal are now investigating. No other injuries w…

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