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Cats, Dogs Rescued By Neighbors When Bathroom Fire Breaks Out In Maryland Home Cats, Dogs Rescued By Neighbors When Bathroom Fire Breaks Out In Maryland Home
Cats, Dogs Rescued By Neighbors When Bathroom Fire Breaks Out In Maryland Home Quick-acting neighbors in a Maryland community were able to rescue several dogs and cats when a fire broke out in a Harford County home on Tuesday afternoon. Shortly after 1 p.m. on Tuesday, Sept. 27, a crew of more than two dozen members of the Joppa-Magnolia Volunteer Fire Company responded to a Tanglewood Court home in Joppa after being alerted to a smoky condition by a neighbor. According to the Maryland State Fire Marshal, the fire was contained to a bathroom in the residence, which sustained "significant smoke, soot, and water damage throughout the home.” The blaze caused approximate…

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Police & Fire
Fire Causes $300K In Damage To Global Food Processing Plant In Maryland Fire Causes $300K In Damage To Global Food Processing Plant In Maryland
Fire Causes $300K In Damage To Global Food Processing Plant In Maryland New details have been released by the Maryland Fire Marshal after a fire broke out inside a global food processing facility in Harford County and caused hundreds of thousands of dollars in damage. Shortly before 3:30 p.m. on Tuesday, Sept. 6, first responders were dispatched to Ingrredion in the 4600 block of Richlynn Drive in Belcamp when an employee located a fire in a processing room inside the building. A team of 30 firefighters was able to control the fire in approximately 40 minutes, but not before it caused an estimated $300,000 in damages to the building and its contents, according…

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News
Sunken Boat At Private Pier Spills Fuel Into Maryland River: Officials Sunken Boat At Private Pier Spills Fuel Into Maryland River: Officials
Sunken Boat At Private Pier Spills Fuel Into Maryland River: Officials A sunken boat leaked fuel into a Maryland waterway on Monday, July 18, officials said. Members of the Joppa Magnolia Volunteer Fire Company responded to a private pier in the 600 block of Town Center Drive on Rumsey Island in Joppa, where there was a report of a fuel leak. Officials reported that at approximately 1 p.m. on Monday afternoon, the Harford County Department of Emergency Services Special Operations Team was also called to the scene to help contain any fuel that may have leaked from the boat. They added that the Maryland Department of Natural Resources Police has been notified o…

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Schools
Blown Transformer Closes Harford County Elementary School Blown Transformer Closes Harford County Elementary School
Blown Transformer Closes Harford County Elementary School Students were temporarily displaced in a Harford County elementary school when a transformer blew and caught fire, officials announced. On Tuesday, June 14, an alert was issued to families and emergency contacts at the Magnolia Elementary School regarding the fire, which forced students to relocate to Magnolia Middle School. No injuries were reported, and a spokesperson for the Joppa-Magnolia Volunteer Fire Company said that crews had to temporarily wait on the Baltimore Gas and Electric Company to respond to the scene to de-energize the power before extinguishing to blaze. Firefighters …

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