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Police & Fire
Space Heater Ignites Silver Spring Apartment Building Fire, Displaces Multiple Residents
Over a dozen residents of a large apartment complex in Silver Spring have been displaced following an overnight fire, authorities say. Around 2:45 a.m., Friday, Feb. 17, firefighters were dispatched to Elizabeth House on Fenwick Lane for a fire in a fourth floor bedroom, Montgomery County Fire and Rescue spokesperson Pete Pringer reported. The fire was able to be extinguished, but left a resident with smoke inhalation injuries, he said. The resident was transported to a nearby hospital as a "priority 2 patient" for evaluation and treatment, officials confirmed. ICYMI (~245a) 1400 Fenwi…
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Three Chickens Perish In Charles County Mobile Home Blaze: Maryland Fire Marshal
Several chickens were killed in Charles County this week when a mobile home burned to the ground in Waldorf, according to the Maryland Fire Marshal. Shortly after 11:30 a.m. on Monday, Feb. 13, members of the Waldorf Fire Department were called to the 12200 block of Wendy Lane when a homeowner reported a fire that had started outside of his residence. It took a team of more than two dozen firefighters approximately 15 minutes to get the fire under control, but not before it destroyed the camper and left three chickens dead. Posted by Waldorf Volunteer Fire Department on Monday, Februa…
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11 Dead Pets Found In Home Without Smoke Alarms Installed: Maryland Fire Marshal
Nearly a dozen pets needlessly died over the weekend when a blaze broke out in a Maryland home that previously had been provided with smoke alarms that were never installed, according to the state’s fire marshal. Shortly before 4:15 p.m. on Saturday, Feb. 4, fire crews from multiple agencies in Wicomico County were called to Giles Lane in Quantico, where there was a reported fire that sparked in the living room of an area home. It took a team of nearly three dozen firefighters from multiple agencies approximately 50 minutes to get the fire under control, though it caused an estimated $100,0…
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Mobile Home Razed By Fast-Moving Two-Alarm Blaze In Maryland: Fire Marshal
A mobile home was destroyed by a midday two-alarm fire in Maryland that took firefighters nearly an hour to get under control. The fire marshal says that the fire was reported in Dorchester County shortly after 3:45 p.m. on Wednesday, Jan. 25, on Partridge Lane in Reliance when there was an electrical failure underneath the mobile home that sparked the blaze in the living room of the residence. More than two dozen firefighters from the El Dorado Volunteer Fire Department took approximately 45 minutes to get the two-alarm fire under control, but not before it caused upwards of $70,000 in dam…
Police & Fire
Driver Killed In Fiery Crash Outside Maryland Firehouse
One person was found dead in the burning wreckage of a pick-up truck that went up in flames just outside of a Maryland firehouse. Maryland State Fire Marshals and state police officials were called to investigate a fatal motor vehicle crash at approximately 12 p.m. on Monday, Jan. 23 in Wicomico County, authorities announced. The investigation determined that a 2001 Dodge pickup truck left the roadway for unknown reasons and struck metal bollards near the West Side Fire Station on Nanticoke Road in Bivalve. According to the fire marshal, the truck came to a rest feet from the fire station…
Police & Fire
Two Dead, 3 Firefighters Hospitalized In Prince George's Blaze
Two people were killed and three firefighters were hospitalized in a blaze that broke out Saturday, Jan. 21 in Prince George's County. Crews arrived to the 5700 block of Center Drive in Temple Hills to find flames shooting out of a one-story home around 10 p.m. Update to 5700 BLCK Center Dr: 2 adult occupants located deceased. 3 #PGFD firefighters transported for evaluation. @PGCountyOEM to assist 2 additional residents displaced. Fire Investigators on scene to determine origin & cause of fire. pic.twitter.com/DHVzM6EdEt — Prince George’s County Fire/EMS Department (@PGFDNews) Janua…
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Too Charged Up: North Beach Public Works Garage Damaged By Electric Vehicle 'Explosion'
An electric vehicle stored in the North Beach Public Works building in Calvert County led to an explosion and large fire that broke out late on Thursday afternoon. First responders from the North Beach Volunteer Fire Department were alerted shortly before 7:10 p.m. on Thursday, Dec. 29 by Calvert County Communications of an explosion at the building on 11th Street, according to officials with the agency. Upon arrival, officials say that firefighters were met by a working fire inside the garage located on the complex, which was quickly knocked down within minutes, allowing crews from multi…
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Small Dog Knocks Over Smoldering Sage, Sparks Maryland Apartment Fire: Officials
Authorities say that a small dog may have been the culprit that led to a partial evacuation of an apartment complex in Montgomery County. First responders from the Montgomery County Fire and Rescue Services were called to the scene of a fire at the Waterford Towers apartment complex in the 14000 block of Castle Boulevard in Burtonsville on Monday, Dec. 19, according to a department spokesperson. The fire was reported on the second floor of the 12-story building and was contained to one unit, though smoke permeated through several floors, causing damage to other residences. Update - Wa…
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Fire Marshals Investigating Deadly Blaze At Maryland Bike Shop That Killed Owner: Officials
Authorities say that one person was killed in Maryland when an early-morning fire broke out at a popular bike shop in Carroll County on Monday morning. Bradley White, 55, the owner of White’s Bicycles on West Main Street in Westminster was pronounced dead on Monday, Dec. 12, when a fire broke out at his business and spread to nearby apartments and other buildings, according to the Office of the State Fire Marshal. Shortly after 5:15 a.m. on Monday morning, crews from the Westminster Fire Department and surrounding agencies from Carroll, Baltimore, York, and Adams counties responded to a rep…
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Murder, Arson Investigation Launched After Dead Body Found Inside Burning Baltimore Home
Police are investigating a murder after they say a body was found inside of a home that had burned down the night before, authorities say. The man was found inside of the home after officials were called to the scene of the fire on the 2500 block of West Lexington Street for a follow up around noon on Sunday, Dec. 4, according to Baltimore police. Once at the scene, officers were notified of a body that had been found inside of the home. The original alarm of the fire took place on Saturday, Dec. 3 around 11:30 p.m. Anyone with information is asked to contact Homicide Detectives at 410-39…
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Firefighter Injured Battling Tricky Two-Alarm Maryland House Fire
One firefighter had to be treated for injuries as crews contended with a tricky early-morning two-alarm wall fire that broke out in Carroll County, officials said. Shortly before 7 a.m. on Thursday, Dec. 1, first responders in Union Bridge were called to the 600 block of Raywell Avenue when a passerby alerted them to a fire that broke out in a multi-family home. According to the Maryland State Fire Marshal, a crew of 50 firefighters from the Union Bridge Volunteer Fire Company and nearby agencies responded to the call, where they were met with a fire that had sparked inside a wall at the re…
Obituaries
Community Rallies Around Heroic Maryland Homeowner Who Ran Into Burning Building To Save Pets
Community support is pouring in for the family of 62-year-old Ronald Joy in Maryland after he died being a hero attempting to save his beloved cats and dogs from their burning Carroll County home. On Sunday, Nov. 27, Ronald Joy and his wife, Kathy Joy, were at home when a fire broke out in their Littlestown home in Westminster, according to state officials. The Office of the State Fire Marshal, along with the Maryland State Police, are investigating the cause of a fire that claimed the life of a man in Carroll County Sunday afternoon.Office of The State Fire Marshal Both escaped before…
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