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Son Determined To Keep Late Mother’s Shop Alive After Apartment Fire In Maryland Son Determined To Keep Late Mother’s Shop Alive After Apartment Fire In Maryland
Son Determined To Keep Late Mother’s Shop Alive After Apartment Fire In Maryland A Harford County business owner is once again picking up the pieces after tragedy struck—this time in the form of a devastating fire that has forced the closure of Olivia’s Shop in Bel Air. In the early hours of Friday, Feb. 14, a fire tore through the two-story building on Conowingo Road, with Olivia’s Shop on the first floor and an apartment above it.  Investigators determined the fire started in a bedroom when a space heater ignited nearby combustibles. A 7-year-old boy became an instant hero, waking his sleeping mother after spotting the flames, and allowing the family to escape, thoug…

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Fire Displaces Dozens Of Patients From Perry Point VA Medical Center In Maryland Fire Displaces Dozens Of Patients From Perry Point VA Medical Center In Maryland
Fire Displaces Dozens Of Patients From Perry Point VA Medical Center In Maryland Dozens of patients at the Perry Point VA Medical Center in Maryland were displaced overnight by a blaze that broke out in the building, according to the Fire Marshal. Multiple agencies were called at around 7 p.m. on Wednesday night to Building 23H when an accidental fire broke out on the roof. Investigators say that the building's generator was tested earlier in the day, and it was determined that the hot surface of the exhaust pipe ignited the roofing material adjacent to the pipe.  Engine 512 & Tower 5 are assisting Perry Point Fire Department with a fire at the …

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by Zak Failla