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Smoke Alarm Saves Elderly Woman As Maryland Home Is Destroyed In Predawn Blaze: Fire Marshal Smoke Alarm Saves Elderly Woman As Maryland Home Is Destroyed In Predawn Blaze: Fire Marshal
Smoke Alarm Saves Elderly Woman As Maryland Home Is Destroyed In Predawn Blaze: Fire Marshal Fire, wind, and darkness closed in on a 71-year-old Maryland woman early Tuesday, but a smoke alarm gave her the seconds she needed to escape her Harford County home alive. A two-story single-family home was destroyed by a fast-moving blaze in Whiteford that was reported around 3:19 a.m. on Dec. 30, according to the Maryland State Fire Marshal. Deputy State Fire Marshals stated that the fire broke out at a home in the 4100 block of Prospect Road, where a smoke alarm activated, alerting the homeowner as flames spread through the residence. The woman, who was the sole occupant, told investig…

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Police & Fire
Hero Neighbors Charge Into Burning Maryland Home To Save Trapped Seniors: Fire Marshal Hero Neighbors Charge Into Burning Maryland Home To Save Trapped Seniors: Fire Marshal
Hero Neighbors Charge Into Burning Maryland Home To Save Trapped Seniors: Fire Marshal Two seniors were pulled to safety by quick-thinking neighbors after a fast-moving garage fire erupted at their Maryland home on Saturday afternoon, officials said. The accidental house fire broke out around 4:15 p.m. on Saturday, Dec. 20, inside a two-story single-family residence in the 200 block of Suitland Place in Abingdon, according to the state Fire Marshal's Office. Investigators said neighbors first noticed light smoke coming from the home’s garage, which quickly intensified.  A neighbor and another resident rushed to the house, knocked on the door, and alerted the occupants b…

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News
Hero Maryland Teen Saves Siblings From Fiery Air Fryer Blaze: Officials Hero Maryland Teen Saves Siblings From Fiery Air Fryer Blaze: Officials
Hero Maryland Teen Saves Siblings From Fiery Air Fryer Blaze: Officials A 14-year-old Maryland girl is being praised for keeping her cool under pressure and getting her younger siblings to safety after a kitchen fire broke out while the kids were home alone. Shortly after 12:20 p.m. on Tuesday, July 15, crews were called to a townhouse fire on the 600 block of Burlington Court in Edgewood, according to the Maryland State Fire Marshal. Investigators said the fire started in the kitchen of the two-story middle-unit townhouse while three children were cooking French fries in an air fryer with no adults home. The 14-year-old began to smell smoke and went to invest…

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Police & Fire
Candle Sparks $500K Maryland House Fire With Family, Dog Inside Candle Sparks $500K Maryland House Fire With Family, Dog Inside
Candle Sparks $500K Maryland House Fire With Family, Dog Inside An unattended candle sparked a fast-moving fire that tore through a Harford County home with a family and dog inside, state investigators said. The two-alarm blaze broke out around 5:35 p.m. on Tuesday, May 20, at a two-story home on the 3000 block of Ebbtide Drive in Edgewood, according to the Maryland State Fire Marshal’s Office. Three family members — a mother and her two adult children — were inside the house when a smoke alarm activated and one of them spotted smoke coming from a second-floor bedroom. They tried to douse the fire with a pot of water, but it spread too fast, officials …

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Police & Fire
One House, Two Fires: Crews Return To Maryland Home As Blaze Rekindles One House, Two Fires: Crews Return To Maryland Home As Blaze Rekindles
One House, Two Fires: Crews Return To Maryland Home As Blaze Rekindles Firefighters in Harford County were called to the same home twice in one morning after a generator fire may have reignited, officials said The Darlington Volunteer Fire Company was called to a two-story home in the 3200 block of Conowingo Road around 6:45 a.m. on Sunday, March 2, after reports of a smoking or burning generator on the rear porch, according to the Maryland State Fire Marshal. Crews extinguished the fire quickly, but just three hours later, at 9:30 a.m., firefighters were dispatched back to the same home—this time for a full-fledged house fire, officials said. Upon arrival, c…

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Business
7-Year-Old Boy Wakes Up Family As Fire Rips Through Maryland Apartment Above Local Shop 7-Year-Old Boy Wakes Up Family As Fire Rips Through Maryland Apartment Above Local Shop
7-Year-Old Boy Wakes Up Family As Fire Rips Through Maryland Apartment Above Local Shop A Harford County mother and her two children narrowly escaped an apartment fire early Friday morning, thanks to the quick actions of her 7-year-old son, authorities said. The fire broke out shortly before 12:15 a.m. on Feb. 14 in a two-story building on Conowingo Road in Bel Air, with Olivia’s Shop on the first floor and an apartment above it, according to the Maryland State Fire Marshal’s Office. Investigators said the fire originated in a bedroom and was sparked when a space heater came into contact with combustibles. The apartment’s occupant was asleep when her 7-year-old son woke her u…

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Sprinklers Save Senior Condo Complex, Cat Reunited With Owner After Fire In Maryland Sprinklers Save Senior Condo Complex, Cat Reunited With Owner After Fire In Maryland
Sprinklers Save Senior Condo Complex, Cat Reunited With Owner After Fire In Maryland A fire at a senior living condo in Harford County may have temporarily displaced some residents, but it ended with a heartwarming reunion between a furry resident and her owner. Fire broke out around 1:15 p.m. on Sunday, Jan. 26, at Park View at Bel Air, a four-story, 101-unit senior living complex on South Atwood Road, according to the Maryland Office of the State Fire Marshal. The fire started in the kitchen of a fourth-floor unit after an electrical failure behind the refrigerator, investigators said.  Volunteer Firefighters from The Bel Air Volunteer Fire Company and surroundi…

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