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Community Support Swells For Historic Antique Shop Damaged During Three-Alarm Blaze In Maryland Community Support Swells For Historic Antique Shop Damaged During Three-Alarm Blaze In Maryland
Community Support Swells For Historic Antique Shop Damaged During Three-Alarm Blaze In Maryland A beloved business has been gutted in downtown Frederick after a three-alarm fire tore through the building and destroyed most of the contents inside.  Now the community and fellow businesses in the area are rallying to support the proprietors of Cannon Hill Place Antiques. On Saturday, Feb. 10, a massive fire was reported inside the South Carroll Street business, which destroyed most - if not all - of the inventory inside while severely damaging the building, according to the Downtown Frederick Partnership. It took approximately 120 firefighters approximately 90 minutes to get t…

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by Zak Failla
Police & Fire
Family Rebuilding After Losing Everything In Fast-Moving Maryland House Fire Family Rebuilding After Losing Everything In Fast-Moving Maryland House Fire
Family Rebuilding After Losing Everything In Fast-Moving Maryland House Fire A Charles County family truly lost everything when their home, vehicles, and belongings were all torched by a fast-moving fire, and now the community is helping them rebuild. Early on Monday, Feb. 12, first responders were called to Dominion Place near Cold Lake Drive in Welcome, when a passerby reported to officials that smoke and fire could be seen coming from a residence. WORKING INCIDENT ALERT - 8755 DOMINION PL [WELCOME]... Posted by Charles County Volunteer Fire and Emergency Medical Services on Monday, February 12, 2024 Upon arrival, firefighters were met by a property fully…

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by Zak Failla
Police & Fire
E-Cigarette Sparked Fire That Displaced 19 In Carroll County Building: Official E-Cigarette Sparked Fire That Displaced 19 In Carroll County Building: Official
E-Cigarette Sparked Fire That Displaced 19 In Carroll County Building: Official An e-cigarette has been identified as the cause of a fire that ripped through a Carroll County apartment building. An occupant of the Sykesville Apartments on Village Road woke up to a smoke alarm around 6:45 p.m. Monday, Feb. 5, and discovered a fire in a separate bedroom, the state's fire marshal said.  Maryland Office of the State Fire Marshal He tried to put out the fire with a pot of water before it grew beyond his control. Investigators found that an e-cigarette failed and ignited bedding material.  The fire was knocked down by 35 firefighters in about 10 minute…

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by Cecilia Levine
Police & Fire
Mayday Called During Two-Alarm Maryland House Fire Mayday Called During Two-Alarm Maryland House Fire
Mayday Called During Two-Alarm Maryland House Fire All occupants inside a St. Mary's County home were able to escape a two-alarm fire that broke out in Chaptico on Monday morning, according to officials. First responders from the Mechanicsville Volunteer Fire Department and nearby agencies were called around 10:45 a.m. on Monday, Feb. 5 to a working basement fire with mayday in the 36300 block of Notley Woods Lane.  Upon arrival, crews reported that there was smoke coming from the roof of the residence after rapidly spreading from the basement to the rest of the residence. Firefighters were able to quickly enter the home and battled t…

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by Zak Failla
Police & Fire
Firefighter Falls Through Roof, Resident Burned In Harford County Mobile Home Blaze (UPDATED) Firefighter Falls Through Roof, Resident Burned In Harford County Mobile Home Blaze (UPDATED)
Firefighter Falls Through Roof, Resident Burned In Harford County Mobile Home Blaze (Updated) A firefighter fell through the roof of a house trailer and one person was burned in an overnight fire that was reported in Harford County due to a space heater in a residence. Crews from the Joppa Magnolia Volunteer Fire Company were called at around 7 p.m. on Thursday night to the 1900 block of Michael rive in Edgewood, where there were reports of a residence on fire. The fire in Edgewood. Joppa-Magnolia VFC Upon arrival, they found smoke coming from a mobile home. The fire was quickly extinguished, but not before the flames gutted the home and left it with extensive damage. The a…

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by Zak Failla
Business
Neighbors Rallying Around Beloved Costume Shop Owner After Devastating MD Fire Neighbors Rallying Around Beloved Costume Shop Owner After Devastating MD Fire
Neighbors Rallying Around Beloved Costume Shop Owner After Devastating MD Fire Neighbors of an iconic Maryland costume shop are rallying for its owner after a devastating fire ripped through the building and caused an estimated $100,000 in damages. The electrical fire started in the basement and ripped through Gene’s Costumes on Connecticut Avenue in Kensington on Tuesday afternoon, Jan. 2, Montgomery County Fire & Rescue Service Chief Spokesperson Pete Piringer said. Update - Gene’s Costumes, Connecticut Avenue, Kensington; 2-sty commercial occupancy; Origin/Cause, fire in basement, electrical in nature, light ballast; Damage estimate ~$100K; no injury pic.twi…

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by Valerie Musson
Police & Fire
'Umbrella Cockatoo' Among Pets To Perish In Christmas Day Maryland Blaze: Fire Marshal 'Umbrella Cockatoo' Among Pets To Perish In Christmas Day Maryland Blaze: Fire Marshal
'Umbrella Cockatoo' Among Pets To Perish In Christmas Day Maryland Blaze: Fire Marshal Several pets were rescued, but others perished in a two-alarm blaze that broke out in a Maryland home on Christmas Day, the fire marshal says. Shortly after noon on Monday afternoon, members of the Fruitland Volunteer Fire Company were called to a home on Coulbourn Mill Road in Salisbury when a fire was reported inside a two-story home. Officials say that it took a team of 60 firefighters upwards of an hour to get the fire under control after it started inside a back porch. Officials say that four dogs and a pet rabbit were rescued by firefighters from the burning home, though an "Umbrella…

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by Zak Failla
Police & Fire
Batteries To Blame For Maryland Fire That Caused $1M In Damage: Officials Batteries To Blame For Maryland Fire That Caused $1M In Damage: Officials
Batteries To Blame For Maryland Fire That Caused $1M In Damage: Officials Lithium batteries are to blame for a Montgomery County fire that broke out in an area basement and caused upwards of a million dollars in damage, officials say. Montgomery County Fire and Rescue Services personnel were called to the 167000 block of Alexander Drive in Sandy Spring on Thursday, when a fast moving fire broke out.  The scene of the fire in Montgomery County. Twitter/@mcfrsPIO It is believed that the fire started in a garage as handheld tools were being charged by the homeowner and then spread toward the attic of the home. ICYMI Cause of Sandy Spring house fire,…

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by Zak Failla
Police & Fire
Fire Tears Through Calvert County Home, Killing Dog, Displacing Residents: Officials Fire Tears Through Calvert County Home, Killing Dog, Displacing Residents: Officials
Fire Tears Through Calvert County Home, Killing Dog, Displacing Residents: Officials A home was razed by flames in Calvert County on Sunday afternoon when a fire broke out, displacing a family and killing a dog in Lusby, officials say. Nearly four dozen firefighters from the Solomons Volunteer Fire Department needed around an hour to control a blaze that broke out around 4:30 p.m. inside a home in the 1300 block of Gregg Drive. According to the State Fire Marshal, someone inside the home found the fire in a bedroom on Saturday, Dec. 10, and was able to alert others in the residence so they could escape safely. No injuries were reported after they evacuated, but one dog per…

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by Zak Failla
Business
Two-Alarm Blaze Breaks Out At Baltimore County Business Two-Alarm Blaze Breaks Out At Baltimore County Business
Two-Alarm Blaze Breaks Out At Baltimore County Business A Baltimore business suffered extensive damage on Friday morning when a two-alarm fire broke out that took more than an hour to control. At around 4 a.m. on Friday, crews from the Baltimore County Fire Department were called to the Reisterstown Lumber Company in the 13000 block of Old Hanover Road, where the building was "well involved" in fire, officials said. Crews are on scene of a commercial building fire in the 13000 blk of Old Hanover Rd #Reisterstown 21136. Arrived to find 40X60 building well involved. 2nd alarm requested. No reports of injury. DT 0356 *TA pic.twitter.com/WHSJe6RH…

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by Zak Failla
Police & Fire
Two-Alarm Apartment Fire Expected To Displace Several Families In Maryland Two-Alarm Apartment Fire Expected To Displace Several Families In Maryland
Two-Alarm Apartment Fire Expected To Displace Several Families In Maryland Crews in Montgomery County had to deal with difficult conditions on Wednesday morning when a two-alarm fire broke out in an apartment building. Shortly before 11:30 a.m. on Wednesday, Montgomery County Fire and Rescue personnel responded to a reported blaze in the third floor of a four-story apartment complex in the 1700 block of East West Highway near Rosemary Hills Drive, a spokesperson for the agency said. Update - Summit Hills, East West Hwy- **2nd Alarm, @mcfrs PE719, E701, PE724, PE712, PE844, AT751, T834P, A705, MAU716, CT705 assisting — Pete Piringer (@mcfrsPIO) December 6, 2023 …

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by Zak Failla
Police & Fire
Threatening Firebug Torched Townhouse During Domestic Disturbance In Maryland: Police Threatening Firebug Torched Townhouse During Domestic Disturbance In Maryland: Police
Threatening Firebug Torched Townhouse During Domestic Disturbance In Maryland: Police Byron Alton Bowie nearly made good on his threats to "burn everything down and harm everyone" after he set fire to a Maryland townhouse during a dispute in Frederick, police say. Neighbors said that there was an altercation involving Bowie last week, who was locked out of a townhouse, and he was then spotted on the back deck shouting that he wanted to "burn everything down and harm everyone," before a caller on the line with police saw him using a chair to break a glass door.  The incident was first reported shortly before 9:15 p.m. on Friday, Nov. 24, in the 2200 block of Waller House…

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by Zak Failla