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32 Displaced By Kitchen Fire In Maryland Apartment, Officials Say 32 Displaced By Kitchen Fire In Maryland Apartment, Officials Say
32 Displaced By Kitchen Fire In Maryland Apartment, Officials Say More than 30 people were forced from their homes after a kitchen fire tore through a Maryland apartment building, fire officials said. Montgomery County Fire & Rescue crews were called to the 18000 block of Cottage Garden Drive around 12:45 p.m. on Monday, June 16, for reports of a kitchen fire on the third floor of an apartment complex, according to a department spokesperson. Firefighters arrived to find smoke showing from the upper-level unit, though it was brought under control with no injuries initially reported. According to investigators, the fire originated in a void space above…

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Maryland Firefighters Return From Rescues To Find Fire At Their Own Station Maryland Firefighters Return From Rescues To Find Fire At Their Own Station
Maryland Firefighters Return From Rescues To Find Fire At Their Own Station They were out saving lives from floodwaters — but when they got back to the station, the fire was waiting for them. Crews from the Potomac Heights Volunteer Fire Department in Charles County had their hands full during a night of storm-related emergencies — and came home Sunday night, June 15, to find smoke pouring out of their own kitchen, officials said. As firefighters responded to multiple calls, including a vehicle submerged in floodwaters with victims trapped, they’d barely had time to prep dinner before being dispatched again.  When they returned to Station 7 on Glymont Road in…

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Mother, Son Airlifted After Battling House Fire In Maryland, Officials Say Mother, Son Airlifted After Battling House Fire In Maryland, Officials Say
Mother, Son Airlifted After Battling House Fire In Maryland, Officials Say A Maryland mother and son who tried to contain a fire in their home were airlifted to the hospital for smoke inhalation in St. Mary's County, officials announced. Firefighters responded to a house fire at 6:54 p.m. on Wednesday, March 19, at a home on Bean Family Lane in California, according to the Maryland State Fire Marshal. Investigators say the fire started in the kitchen and was discovered by the homeowner’s son, who noticed smoke and took quick action to contain the flames before firefighters arrived. Bay District Volunteer Fire Department crews arrived within minutes and fully exti…

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Man Pulled From Burning Maryland Home Dies Weeks Later, Fire Officials Say Man Pulled From Burning Maryland Home Dies Weeks Later, Fire Officials Say
Man Pulled From Burning Maryland Home Dies Weeks Later, Fire Officials Say Officials have confirmed that a Gaithersburg man rescued from a house fire last month has died after two weeks in the hospital. Fire crews arrived to find flames tearing through a single-story home in the unit block of Oak Avenue around 1:30 a.m. on Sunday, Feb. 16, according to Montgomery County Fire & Rescue officials. The Gaithersburg fire. Twitter/@mcfrsPIO Firefighters searched the home and found a man inside, officials said. They pulled him from the home and rushed him to the hospital with life-threatening injuries. After two weeks in the hospital, the victim died, offici…

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by Zak Failla