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7-Year-Old Boy Wakes Up Family As Fire Rips Through Harford County Apartment Above Local Shop 7-Year-Old Boy Wakes Up Family As Fire Rips Through Harford County Apartment Above Local Shop
7-Year-Old Boy Wakes Up Family As Fire Rips Through Harford County 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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Police & Fire
One Dead, One Critically Injured After Rescue From Baltimore County House Fire (DEVELOPING) One Dead, One Critically Injured After Rescue From Baltimore County House Fire (DEVELOPING)
One Dead, One Critically Injured After Rescue From Baltimore County House Fire (Developing) One person was killed and a second was rescued by firefighters with critical injuries after a blaze broke out inside a Baltimore County home on Friday morning, officials confirmed. At around 7:15 a.m. on Friday, Dec. 13, first responders from the Baltimore County Police Department were called to the 400 block of Westshire Drive in Catonsville, where there was a house fire that required rescue. Upon arrival, officials say that crews were met by heavy fire showing from the residence, and three people were rescued, with one reportedly in critical condition. A cat and dog were also injured in …

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Police & Fire
Firefighter Injured, Families Displaced By Blaze At Baltimore County Apartment Building Firefighter Injured, Families Displaced By Blaze At Baltimore County Apartment Building
Firefighter Injured, Families Displaced By Blaze At Baltimore County Apartment Building Nearly a dozen people were displaced on Friday morning when an electric fire caused chaos for some residents in Baltimore County. First responders were called to a two-alarm fire in the 1400 block of Hadwick Drive at around midnight that involved three separate units inside the apartment building. Several people had to be rescued, though the fire was declared under control at around 1 a.m. on Oct. 11.  #bcofd, Two Alarm Apartment Fire w/ Rescue - 1400 BLK Hadwick Dr, 3 apartments involved, multiple occupants rescued, 1FF injured, Fire under control at this time. PIO Enroute 00:32L…

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Police & Fire
One Killed In Maryland Mobile Home Fire Under Investigation: County Officials (DEVELOPING) One Killed In Maryland Mobile Home Fire Under Investigation: County Officials (DEVELOPING)
One Killed In Maryland Mobile Home Fire Under Investigation: County Officials (Developing) One person was killed overnight in a fire that broke out inside a Frederick County home, officials confirmed. First responders were called around 9:15 p.m. on Saturday, Oct. 5 to the 11000 block of Highland School Road, where there was a reported fire in Myersville. Upon arrival, Frederick County Fire and Rescue Service crews found a mobile home with "extensive fire showing" and were informed that it may be occupied, prompting an emergency search. An unconscious person was found inside, officials said, and treated by paramedics at the scene, though they were pronounced dead. No details abo…

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Police & Fire
Six Rescued, 12 Residents, Pets Displaced By Overnight Apartment Fire In Baltimore County Six Rescued, 12 Residents, Pets Displaced By Overnight Apartment Fire In Baltimore County
Six Rescued, 12 Residents, Pets Displaced By Overnight Apartment Fire In Baltimore County Firefighters worked quickly on Saturday morning to extinguish a fire that broke out inside a Baltimore County apartment building, but not before at least a dozen residents and several pets were displaced by the blaze, officials say. First responders were called shortly after 12:30 a.m. on Sept. 21 to the 2100 block of Cameron Drive in Dundalk, where there was a reported apartment fire with flames showing from the back of the building with some residents trapped inside. According to a spokesperson from the Baltimore County Fire Department, crews searched the building and rescued six people w…

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Police & Fire
Firefighter Injured, Dog Dies In Two-Alarm Maryland Townhouse Blaze: Fire Marshal Firefighter Injured, Dog Dies In Two-Alarm Maryland Townhouse Blaze: Fire Marshal
Firefighter Injured, Dog Dies In Two-Alarm Maryland Townhouse Blaze: Fire Marshal One firefighter was injured and a dog perished in an overnight two-alarm fire that broke out behind a Harford County townhouse. First responders were called shortly before 3 a.m. to Browning Court in Abingdon, where there was a fire that started on a rear deck that damaged three homes, leaving several displaced. At 3am, Volunteer Firefighters from @AbingdonFire and surrounding companies were dispatched to a townhouse fire in the 2800 block of Browning Court, #AbingdonMD. One firefighter was injured. @MarylandOSFM is on scene. pic.twitter.com/KxEBa7Yu0r — Harford Co., MD Fire & EMS (@…

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by Zak Failla