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Detention Center Evacuated Due To Gas Leak In MD; Inmates Returned To Custody Detention Center Evacuated Due To Gas Leak In MD; Inmates Returned To Custody
Detention Center Evacuated Due To Gas Leak In MD; Inmates Returned To Custody Inmates and visitors at a Maryland detention center had to be evacuated on Sunday morning when there was a gas leak reported that lasted several hours. At approximately 9 a.m. on Sunday, May 21, visitors at the Frederick County Adult Detention Center made complaints about a. gas smell in the visitation area of the facility, prompting an evacuation of the area. According to the Frederick County Sherif’s Office, the room was immediately evacuated and all inmates from several housing facility were also taken out of the building to allow for an investigation. Inmates were brought to a separate…

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Lanes Closed For Crash Investigation On Baltimore National Pike In Myersville (DEVELOPING) Lanes Closed For Crash Investigation On Baltimore National Pike In Myersville (DEVELOPING)
Lanes Closed For Crash Investigation On Baltimore National Pike In Myersville (Developing) First responders are investigating a possible fatal crash that was reported on Baltimore National Pike in Myersville on Thursday afternoon. Shortly before 3 p.m. on Thursday, March 16, emergency personnel in Frederick County were called to the 10800 block of Baltimore National Pike near Easterday Road to investigate a reported crash. 3:55 pm / VEHICLE ACCIDENT WITH ENTRAPMENT / 4240 ARABY CHURCH RD URBANA TG: 9_DELTA Disp: A239,M23,E231,EMS900,C23,TR23,BAT901,RS3 - Listen live at https://t.co/qUZQRQp83V — Frederick Scanner (@FredScanner) March 16, 2023 Officials said that upon arriva…

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Rookie Firefighter In Maryland Killed In Three-Alarm Blaze While Volunteering In PA Rookie Firefighter In Maryland Killed In Three-Alarm Blaze While Volunteering In PA
Rookie Firefighter In Maryland Killed In Three-Alarm Blaze While Volunteering In PA Officials confirmed that a first-year firefighter in Maryland died in the line of duty while volunteering for his hometown department in New Tripoli in Pennsylvania. The Frederick County Division of Fire and Rescue Services announced on Thursday, Dec. 8, that firefighter Zachary Paris died overnight from injuries sustained while operating with his volunteer company battling a three-alarm house fire in West Penn Township. Authorities say that Paris and another New Tripoli firefighter were killed battling the blaze in West Brunswick Township in Schuylkill County. A third person was found dea…

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Medevac Helicopter Requested After Woman Ejected In Maryland Crash: Reports Medevac Helicopter Requested After Woman Ejected In Maryland Crash: Reports
Medevac Helicopter Requested After Woman Ejected In Maryland Crash: Reports A rollover crash in Maryland left at least four people with serious injuries, with one ejection from the vehicle, according to reports. Shortly before 1 p.m. on Friday, July 8, there was a reported crash in the eastbound lanes of I-70 in the area of Exit 39 in Myersville. Upon arrival, first responders in Frederick County reported one ejection and four additional patients who required treatment, according to a spokesperson for Frederick County Division of Fire and Rescue Services. The patient ejected from the vehicle was an 18-year-old woman, according to an unconfirmed report. A helicopt…

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Massive Dining Room Fire At Maryland Summer Camp Causes Extensive Damage: Officials Massive Dining Room Fire At Maryland Summer Camp Causes Extensive Damage: Officials
Massive Dining Room Fire At Maryland Summer Camp Causes Extensive Damage: Officials Upwards of 100 firefighters from Maryland and Pennsylvania worked through the morning on Wednesday, June 29 to help contain a massive two-alarm fire that broke out in the dining hall of a popular boy’s summer camp. A fire that broke out at Camp Airy in Thurmont shortly after 7:30 a.m. on Wednesday morning, which quickly spread to the rest of the facility, according to the Frederick County Division of Fire and Rescue Services. The dining room fire at Camp Airy in Frederick County caused extensive damage.Facebook/Leitersburg Volunteer Fire Company Officials noted that though the camp is i…

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One Driver Hospitalized After Striking Building In Frederick County One Driver Hospitalized After Striking Building In Frederick County
One Driver Hospitalized After Striking Building In Frederick County One person was hospitalized in Frederick County after driving into a building, officials announced. First responders in the city of Frederick responded to Frederick Pediatric Associates on Thomas Johnson Drive at approximately noon on Monday, June 6, when an adult driver accidentally drove into the building A spokesperson from the Frederick County Division of Fire and Rescue Services said that the driver was transported to an area hospital with non-life-threatening injuries while the Advanced Technical Rescue (ATR) Team worked to ensure the stability of the building on Monday afternoon. Ad…

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