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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
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Flames From Unattended Burn Barrel Spread To Neighbor's Home In Cecil County: Fire Marshal Flames From Unattended Burn Barrel Spread To Neighbor's Home In Cecil County: Fire Marshal
Flames From Unattended Burn Barrel Spread To Neighbor's Home In Cecil County: Fire Marshal A Cecil County family came home to an unwanted surprise over the weekend when flames from an unattended burn barrel spread from a neighbor's backyard into theirs, according to the Office of the Maryland Fire Marshal. Shortly before 3 a.m. on Sunday, Oct. 20, first responders from the North East Fire Company were called to the 100 block of Superior Court, when a passerby reported a fire in the area. According to investigators, the owners were not home at the time of the fire, and witnesses reported observing the fire in the barrel next door, which spread to a fence and adjacent shed in the y…

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by Zak Failla
Police & Fire
Fire Destroys Maryland Garage, Vehicle; Two Assisted By Red Cross, Officials Say Fire Destroys Maryland Garage, Vehicle; Two Assisted By Red Cross, Officials Say
Fire Destroys Maryland Garage, Vehicle; Two Assisted By Red Cross, Officials Say A family is being assisted in Howard County after a massive garage fire broke out on Wednesday morning. First responders were called at around 9:30 a.m. on Aug. 7 to the 3600 block of Paul Harris Court in Ellicott City, where there was a reported house fire in a two-story home. Earlier picture from fire in the 3600 block of Paul Harris Court, Ellicott City. pic.twitter.com/HfCBJ2WZaO — Howard Co Fire & EMS (@HCDFRS) August 7, 2024 Upon arrival, firefighters were met by a garage that was fully engulfed in flames with smoke billowing through the air. Flames tore through the garage a…

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by Zak Failla