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Cotton Candy Makers Ignite Sugar, Sparking Large Recall Cotton Candy Makers Ignite Sugar, Sparking Large Recall
Cotton Candy Makers Ignite Sugar, Sparking Large Recall Thousands of cotton candy makers are being recalled after a dozen reports of sparking and fire.  Wuensche USA issued the recall for about 21,690 Ambiano Cotton Candy Makers, the Consumer Product Safety Commission said on Thursday, Sept. 18. The heating element can cause sugar to ignite if the machine is used without the included sugar receptacle, posing a fire hazard. Wuensche has received 12 reports of sparking or fire. No injuries have been reported, according to the CPSC. The recall covers models that came in red or teal with a clear plastic cover. "Ambiano" and the model numb…

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by Chris Spiker
Schools
Sprinkler Stops Fire At Maryland High School, Students Get Day Off Sprinkler Stops Fire At Maryland High School, Students Get Day Off
Sprinkler Stops Fire At Maryland High School, Students Get Day Off A sprinkler system is being credited with saving a Maryland high school after an electrical fire broke out Tuesday night — but students still got the day off while crews cleaned up, officials said. The Maryland State Fire Marshal’s Office said the fire happened at Queen Anne’s High School on Ruthsburg Road in Centreville around 7:15 p.m. on Tuesday, Sept. 9. The school’s alarm company alerted 911, and a custodian also discovered the blaze after the alarm activation. Investigators said the fire started in a rear first-floor office and was caused by “an unspecified electrical event involving…

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by Zak Failla
Police & Fire
Loud Boom, Then Flames: Solar Panels Blamed For Roof Fire In DMV Home Loud Boom, Then Flames: Solar Panels Blamed For Roof Fire In DMV Home
Loud Boom, Then Flames: Solar Panels Blamed For Roof Fire In DMV Home A fire that erupted on the roof of a Virginia home was caused by a solar panel malfunction, officials said. Fairfax County Fire and Rescue crews were called to the 2300 block of Colts Brook Drive around 6 p.m. on Sunday, Aug. 3, where crews arrived to find flames showing from rooftop solar panels, the department said. Firefighters were able to contain the blaze to the roof — no injuries were reported. According to the department, residents heard a loud noise inside before seeing smoke from the roof. Everyone evacuated safely. Fairfax County Fire and Rescue “Smoke alarms were present thr…

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by Zak Failla
Police & Fire
Vacant Maryland Bar Goes Up In Flames After Owner Turns On Power: Fire Marshal Vacant Maryland Bar Goes Up In Flames After Owner Turns On Power: Fire Marshal
Vacant Maryland Bar Goes Up In Flames After Owner Turns On Power: Fire Marshal A former Maryland bar went up in flames Monday night, causing an estimated $250,000 in damage, fire officials said. Dozens of firefighters battled a two-alarm blaze that ripped through the vacant Beachcomber bar and restaurant on Bladen Street in Charlestown, according to the Maryland State Fire Marshal. The fire broke out just after 6 p.m. on Monday, May 12, fire officials said. The owner and another person were reportedly checking on the property when they tried to turn on the electricity, heard a noise, and later spotted smoke, according to the fire marshal’s office. They called 911 an…

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by Zak Failla
Police & Fire
'Close Before You Doze:' Shut Door Credited For Containing Garage Blaze: Maryland Fire Marshal 'Close Before You Doze:' Shut Door Credited For Containing Garage Blaze: Maryland Fire Marshal
'Close Before You Doze:' Shut Door Credited For Containing Garage Blaze: Maryland Fire Marshal Sometimes the little things go a long way. Quick action by firefighters and a closed interior garage door prevented a devastating fire from spreading through a single-family home on Harrington Drive in Rising Sun on Thursday afternoon, officials said. The blaze broke out around 4 p.m. in the garage of the home, according to the Office of the State Fire Marshal, when a neighbor spotted smoke and called 911.  Firebox 800: The Community Fire Company of Rising Sun is currently cleaning up from this first due garage fire on... Posted by Community Fire Company of Rising Sun, Inc. on&nbs…

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by Zak Failla