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Thanksgiving Fire Tears Through Maryland Home Causing $800K In Damage, Officials Say Thanksgiving Fire Tears Through Maryland Home Causing $800K In Damage, Officials Say
Thanksgiving Fire Tears Through Maryland Home Causing $800K In Damage, Officials Say Nearly a million dollars in damage was caused by a fast-moving Maryland fire on Thanksgiving that gutted a home in Talbot County, the Office of the State Fire Marshal announced on Monday, Nov. 28. Investigators say that shortly after 8 p.m. on Thursday, Nov. 24, members of the Easton Volunteer Fire Department were called to Peach Orchard Road in Easton, where there was a reported fire that broke out in a two-story home. Officials say that a team of 48 firefighters - with an assist from a tanker task force - were able to control the fire within approximately 30 minutes after being alerted t…

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by Zak Failla
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Heroic 11-Year-Old Boy Rescues Baby Sister From Burning Maryland Home, Officials Say Heroic 11-Year-Old Boy Rescues Baby Sister From Burning Maryland Home, Officials Say
Heroic 11-Year-Old Boy Rescues Baby Sister From Burning Maryland Home, Officials Say One Maryland family will be thankful for their brave 11-year-old son this Thanksgiving after he risked it all to save his baby sister from a burning apartment, the Office of the State Fire Marshal said. In Wicomico County, shortly after 6 p.m., first responders were dispatched to a stretch of Jersey Road in Salisbury, where there was a reported blaze that broke out in one of the apartment units, setting off smoke alarms that allowed the occupants to escape. Two of eight units at the complex were rendered uninhabitable following the fire, but true tragedy was averted thanks to the quick-thin…

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by Zak Failla
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Heated Cat House Fire Spreads To Maryland Home, Displacing Three Heated Cat House Fire Spreads To Maryland Home, Displacing Three
Heated Cat House Fire Spreads To Maryland Home, Displacing Three One family is displaced after a heated cat house caused a massive fire that spread into a Montgomery County home, authorities say. Officials arrived to battle the flames around 11:15 p.m., Monday, Nov. 21, after the fire extended into the attic of the townhome in the 12000 block of Saw Mill Court off Shorefield Drive, according to Montgomery County Fire and Rescue. Saw Mill Ct, 1 family displaced @MontgomeryCoMD https://t.co/K4TM62zqQ7 pic.twitter.com/AIMw55QMAN — Pete Piringer (@mcfrsPIO) November 22, 2022 A heated cat house that was on the back deck of the home was reportedly the cau…

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by Annie DeVoe
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Barn Built In 1860 Burned To The Ground In Maryland; Livestock Escape Safely, Fire Marshal Says Barn Built In 1860 Burned To The Ground In Maryland; Livestock Escape Safely, Fire Marshal Says
Barn Built In 1860 Burned To The Ground In Maryland; Livestock Escape Safely, Fire Marshal Says A barn that has stood in Maryland for more than 150 years was burned to the ground, though all animals inside were able to escape safely, according to the Office of the State Fire Marshal. In Allegany County, shortly before 9 a.m. on Monday, Nov. 21, a crew of 20 firefighters from the Flintstone Fire Department responded to a home on Black Valley Road NE in Flintstone, when a passerby reported a fire that was in progress. Upon arrival, officials say that they found a wood-frame barn that was built in 1860 up in flames. It took an estimated 30 minutes to get the flames under control, but n…

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by Zak Failla
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Maryland State Police: Man Shot, Burned In Intentional Fire In 2021 Murder Under Investigation Maryland State Police: Man Shot, Burned In Intentional Fire In 2021 Murder Under Investigation
Maryland State Police: Man Shot, Burned In Intentional Fire In 2021 Murder Under Investigation Maryland State Police are asking for the public’s assistance as they continue to investigate an incendiary fire that was used in an attempt to cover up the murder of a 51-year-old man in Kent County more than a year ago. Shortly before 1 a.m. on Oct. 30, 2021, firefighters responded to a Daisy Drive residence in Kent County, where there was a report of heavy fire coming from inside the two-story Cape Cod-style home. Investigators said that the home suffered extensive damage during the fire, causing the second floor to collapse onto the first floor, and while searching the residence, first r…

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by Zak Failla
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Maryland House Fire Leaves One Dead, One Seriously Burned, Officials Say Maryland House Fire Leaves One Dead, One Seriously Burned, Officials Say
Maryland House Fire Leaves One Dead, One Seriously Burned, Officials Say One person was killed and another airlifted to an area hospital when a fire broke out inside a Harford County home, according to the Office of the Maryland State Fire Marshal. First responders in Harford County were called to a Walnut Grove Road residence in Elkton early on Thursday, Nov. 17, where there was a reported fire that broke out inside the residence and rapidly spread. Officials said that a neighbor noticed a large fire on the property that started inside a camper-trailer behind the home.  According to the fire marshal, upon arrival, members of the Singerly Fire Department f…

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by Zak Failla
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Explosion, Two-Alarm Fire Rock Maryland Apartment Complex, Injuring 12 (DEVELOPING) Explosion, Two-Alarm Fire Rock Maryland Apartment Complex, Injuring 12 (DEVELOPING)
Explosion, Two-Alarm Fire Rock Maryland Apartment Complex, Injuring 12 (Developing) An explosion and two-alarm fire in a Maryland apartment complex left 12 with injuries and led to a structural collapse of a building on Wednesday morning, authorities announced. The incident was reported at approximately 8:30 a.m. on Wednesday, Nov. 16, in the 800 block of Quince Orchard Boulevard near Rabbit Road in Gaithersburg, Pete Pringer, the Chief spokesperson for Montgomery County Fire and Rescue Services, said. The incident was reported at approximately 8:30 a.m. on Wednesday, Nov. 16, in the 800 block of Quince Orchard Boulevard near Rabbit Road in GaithersburgTwitter/@mcfrsP…

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by Zak Failla
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Infant, Three Adults Displaced As Kitchen Fire Destroys Maryland Home, Officials Say Infant, Three Adults Displaced As Kitchen Fire Destroys Maryland Home, Officials Say
Infant, Three Adults Displaced As Kitchen Fire Destroys Maryland Home, Officials Say Authorities say that a manufactured home in Maryland was completely destroyed by an afternoon fire on Monday, Nov. 14. First responders from the Joppa-Magnolia Volunteer Fire company responded shortly after 1:30 p.m. on Monday afternoon to Sinsko Lane in Joppa, where there was a reported kitchen fire that rapidly spread, according to a spokesperson for the Office of the State Fire Marshal. The fire destroyed a home on Sinsko Lane in Joppa.Office of The State Fire Marshal via Joppa-Magnolia VFC Officials said that it took a team of more than three dozen firefighters approximately a half …

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by Zak Failla
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102-Year-Old Man Hospitalized With Burns From Early Morning Maryland Fire 102-Year-Old Man Hospitalized With Burns From Early Morning Maryland Fire
102-Year-Old Man Hospitalized With Burns From Early Morning Maryland Fire Neighbors and passing motorists were able to assist an elderly man out of a burning home when a fire broke outside of a Maryland home, according to officials. First responders from the Pottsville Volunteer Fire Department in Wicomico County were called to Old Ocean City Road shortly before 10:30 a.m. on Thursday, Nov. 10, where there was a reported fire outside a one-story single-family home. Officials say that the fire sparked as a result of a pellet stove chimney that was too close to combustible furniture on the porch, causing approximately $80,000 in damage. During the fire, a 102-year…

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by Zak Failla
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Expensive Warehouse Fire In Maryland Causes $200K In Damage, Officials Say Expensive Warehouse Fire In Maryland Causes $200K In Damage, Officials Say
Expensive Warehouse Fire In Maryland Causes $200K In Damage, Officials Say A Harford County warehouse went up in flames on Wednesday morning, causing hundreds of thousands of dollars in damage, according to the Maryland Fire Marshal. Firefighters from the Bel Air Fire Company responded shortly after 8 a.m. on Wednesday, Nov. 9, to the 200 block of Commerce Road in Forest Hill when a neighbor reported that the business was on fire. It took a team of more than two dozen firefighters to knock down the flames and get the fire under control, but not before it caused an estimated $200,000 ($100,000 to the structure, $100,000 to the warehouse’s contents) in damage. No…

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by Zak Failla
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Woman Crawls Through Burning House To Rescue Kenneled Dog In Maryland: Fire Marshal Woman Crawls Through Burning House To Rescue Kenneled Dog In Maryland: Fire Marshal
Woman Crawls Through Burning House To Rescue Kenneled Dog In Maryland: Fire Marshal A Harford County homeowner was able to make a bold save of three dogs when a kitchen blaze broke out on Monday afternoon, according to the Maryland State Fire Marshal. Officials say that at approximately 5:45 p.m. on Monday, Nov. 7, a Holly Drive resident in Aberdeen returned home, and before opening the front door, could hear the sound of smoke alarms going off. When she opened the door, a spokesperson for the fire marshal said that two dogs immediately ran out and the homeowner was able to crawl under the smoke inside the burning home and open a cage to get the third dog free before retr…

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by Zak Failla
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Maryland Bowling Alley To Close For Weeks After Expensive Overnight Fire Maryland Bowling Alley To Close For Weeks After Expensive Overnight Fire
Maryland Bowling Alley To Close For Weeks After Expensive Overnight Fire A popular Maryland bowling alley will be closed indefinitely after an early-morning fire caused millions of dollars in damages to the building. Shortly before 3:15 a.m. on Friday, Nov. 4, in Cecil County, members of the Singerly Fire Company were called to the Elk Lanes bowling alley, when a fire broke out in the mechanical room in the back of the building, sounding the alarm system. According to the Maryland State Fire Marshal, it took a crew of 35 firefighters approximately an hour and a half to get the fire under control, but not before it caused an estimated $3 million in damage, forc…

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