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Fast-Moving Fire Tears Through Maryland Home (PHOTOS) Fast-Moving Fire Tears Through Maryland Home (PHOTOS)
Fast-Moving Fire Tears Through Maryland Home (Photos) Thick smoke could be seen billowing through the air as flames tore through a Harford County home early on Friday morning. The weekend got off to a busy start in Havre de Grace when members of the Susquehanna Hose Company were called to battle a fast-moving blaze near the intersection of Carpenters Point Road and Woodall Road. The scene of the fireSusquehanna Hose Company Upon arrival, officials said that crews were met by a fully-involved fire and they were forced to attack the blaze defensively. The bulk of the fire was knocked down before 11 a.m. on Friday, July 14, though firefighte…

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by Zak Failla
Lifestyle
'Pillars Of Baltimore Jewish Community' Picked Up By Neighbors After Devastating House Fire 'Pillars Of Baltimore Jewish Community' Picked Up By Neighbors After Devastating House Fire
'Pillars Of Baltimore Jewish Community' Picked Up By Neighbors After Devastating House Fire The community is rallying around a popular Jewish family that lost everything in a house fire earlier this month in Baltimore. Tens of thousands of dollars have already been raised for Shoshana and Yaakov (Jeremy) Englander, and their young family, after a fire tore through their Baltimore County home on Thursday, June 8. Described as a “pillar of the Baltimore Jewish community,” more than 600 donors have raised nearly $70,000 for the Englander family just days after the fire. “Thank (God) that they were able to get themselves and their three children out in time while they watched their h…

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by Zak Failla
Police & Fire
Wife Saves Husband's Life After Kitchen Blaze Breaks Out In MD Home: Fire Marshal Wife Saves Husband's Life After Kitchen Blaze Breaks Out In MD Home: Fire Marshal
Wife Saves Husband's Life After Kitchen Blaze Breaks Out In MD Home: Fire Marshal A Washington County woman is being hailed as a sort of "Wonder Woman" who may have saved her husband's life after a kitchen fire broke out in their Williamsport home on Friday afternoon. At approximately noon on Friday, June 9, members of the Williamsport Volunteer Fire Company and other area agencies were called to a two-alarm house fire on Hoffman Drive, after smoke and flames were reported by neighbors. The Maryland State Fire Marshal said that the investigation into the near-fatal blaze determined that a 76-year-old homeowner turned on the stovetop and walked away from the area after h…

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by Zak Failla
Police & Fire
Here's The Latest From The Fatal Bel Air Blaze From The Maryland Fire Marshal Here's The Latest From The Fatal Bel Air Blaze From The Maryland Fire Marshal
Here's The Latest From The Fatal Bel Air Blaze From The Maryland Fire Marshal New details have been released by the Office of the Maryland State Fire Marshal after a body was pulled from the wreckage of a home in Bel Air that burned to the ground over the weekend. A joint investigation between the fire marshal and Harford County Sheriff's Office is ongoing days after first responders were called to a McGregor Way home to knock down a two-alarm blaze that broke out on Saturday, Feb. 18. It took crews from multiple agencies approximately two hours to get the flames under control, and eventually a large portion of the home collapsed, according to the fire marshal. Offi…

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by Zak Failla
Police & Fire
Body Found In Burned Down Bel Air Home After Explosion Reported: Maryland Fire Marshal Body Found In Burned Down Bel Air Home After Explosion Reported: Maryland Fire Marshal
Body Found In Burned Down Bel Air Home After Explosion Reported: Maryland Fire Marshal One person is dead in Harford County after a reported explosion leveled a home in Bel Air, according to the Maryland Fire Marshal. First responders from multiple agencies were called to a two-alarm fire on Glenwood Road in Bel Air on Saturday, Feb. 18, that rapidly spread in part due to tricky conditions. Officials say that two homeowners were located safely, though the search for a third party led to the discovery of a victim at approximately 11 a.m. on Sunday, Feb. 19 as crews searched at the scene. BEL AIR | 2ND ALARM | 10 MCGREGOR WAY | 3STY SFD FIRE ALL FLOORS | ELDERLY COUPLE UNA…

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by Zak Failla
Police & Fire
Midday Blaze Tears Thorugh Cecil County Farmhouse Not Occupied In Decades Midday Blaze Tears Thorugh Cecil County Farmhouse Not Occupied In Decades
Midday Blaze Tears Thorugh Cecil County Farmhouse Not Occupied In Decades Questions are being raised in Cecil County after a historic home that has stood vacant for decades went up in flames on Wednesday afternoon. An old farmhouse on Telegraph Road in Elkton was gutted on Wednesday, Jan. 18 when a fire that remains under investigation tore through the structure, causing upwards of $250,000 in damage to the vacant dwelling. #UPDATE - Investigators continue to investigate the cause of the two-alarm house fire in the 3300 block of Telegraph Road. Singerly Fire Company, Community Fire Company of Rising Sun, Inc. and multiple other departments remain on the scene…

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by Zak Failla
Police & Fire
Woman Pulled From Burning Maryland Home Warmed By Electric Blanket, Space Heaters Dies Woman Pulled From Burning Maryland Home Warmed By Electric Blanket, Space Heaters Dies
Woman Pulled From Burning Maryland Home Warmed By Electric Blanket, Space Heaters Dies A 61-year-old woman died after an electric blanket malfunctioned, sparking a two-alarm blaze that trapped her inside her Randallstown home on Monday morning, officials announced. Kim Marie Wilson has been identified by the Baltimore Fire Department as the woman who was rescued from a home in the 4100 block of Powells Run Road shortly before 9:45 a.m. on Monday, Jan. 16. Original story - Firefighters Rescue One Trapped In Two-Alarm Randallstown Blaze She later died from injuries sustained in the fire, the agency announced on Tuesday, Jan. 17. According to investigators, the only heat in …

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by Zak Failla
News
Blood, Knife Found In Basement Of Missing Mass Woman's Home After Scheduled DC Trip: Prosecutor Blood, Knife Found In Basement Of Missing Mass Woman's Home After Scheduled DC Trip: Prosecutor
Blood, Knife Found In Basement Of Missing Mass Woman's Home After Scheduled DC Trip: Prosecutor New details have emerged in the disappearance of a 39-year-old woman from Massachusetts who was scheduled to fly to Boston before authorities announced her husband's alleged interference.  Brian Walshe, 46, appeared in Quincy District Court on Monday, Jan. 9 after he was arrested for misleading investigators in their search of his Cohasset wife Ana Walshe on Sunday.  During Walshe's hearing, prosecutors said that blood was found in one section of the Walshe's Cohasset home, from which Ana was reportedly last seen leaving on January 1. A bloody knife was also recovered from the basement, pr…

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by David Cifarelli
Police & Fire
One Dead In Sparrows Point House Fire Where Roof Collapsed: Baltimore County Fire Department One Dead In Sparrows Point House Fire Where Roof Collapsed: Baltimore County Fire Department
One Dead In Sparrows Point House Fire Where Roof Collapsed: Baltimore County Fire Department One person is dead after a devastating house fire in Sparrows Point, authorities confirm. The fire engulfed the home in the 2500 block of Snyder Avenue in the early morning hours of Thursday, Dec. 29, according to the Baltimore County Fire Department.  #BCoFD crews still on scene 2500 BLK Synder AV in #Sparrowspoint. Tragically one person perished in the fire. The Fire Investigation Division is currently working to determine the cause of the fire. 0510 LS pic.twitter.com/3l8T66mlDs — Baltimore County Fire Department (@BaltCoFire) December 29, 2022 The home had heavy fire damage and…

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by Annie DeVoe
Police & Fire
Maryland Firefighters Resuscitate Dogs Found In House Fire, Cats Perish Maryland Firefighters Resuscitate Dogs Found In House Fire, Cats Perish
Maryland Firefighters Resuscitate Dogs Found In House Fire, Cats Perish Two dogs are recovering after being rescued from a house fire in Montgomery County, authorities say. The two dogs were found unconscious in the home on Dewey Road after a mailman saw smoke and called 911 around noon, Tuesday, Dec. 13, according to Montgomery County fire and rescue. Update - Dewey Rd, Kensington, @mcfrs rescued two (2) dogs rescued, both dogs have been transported to nearby veterinarian @MontgomeryCoMD passerby/mailman saw smoke and called 911, no residents were home st the time https://t.co/fJzgTQI0L2 pic.twitter.com/IHub7Dlngj — Pete Piringer (@mcfrsPIO) December 13, 2…

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by Annie DeVoe
Police & Fire
Five Cats, Dog Killed In Early Morning Maryland Fire Five Cats, Dog Killed In Early Morning Maryland Fire
Five Cats, Dog Killed In Early Morning Maryland Fire Several family pets died in an early morning house fire that broke out on Monday in Maryland, officials announced. In Cecil County, first responders from the Water Witch Fire Company were dispatched shortly after 5:15 a.m. on Monday, Dec. 5 to the 100 block of Rock Spring Road in Conowingo, when a neighbor reported smoke and fire that had broken out in an area home. According to investigators, it took a crew of 50 firefighters approximately an hour to get the fire under control, but not before it caused an estimated $250,000 ($200,000 to the structure, $50,000 to its contents) in damages. …

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by Zak Failla
Police & Fire
Fast-Moving Two-Alarm Fire Tears Through Maryland Apartment Building (DEVELOPING) Fast-Moving Two-Alarm Fire Tears Through Maryland Apartment Building (DEVELOPING)
Fast-Moving Two-Alarm Fire Tears Through Maryland Apartment Building (Developing) Maryland firefighters are battling a massive two-alarm house fire in Laurel, authorities say. Around 2:45 p.m., Wednesday, Nov. 30, crews received reports of a house fire in the 13000 block of Briarwood Drive, according to Montgomery County Fire and Rescue. (~245p) Mutual Aid PGCo - 13800 Briarwood Dr., Laurel, apartment fire, @mcfrs RS715, E715, AT724 assisting — Pete Piringer (@mcfrsPIO) November 30, 2022 Once on the scene, firefighters found a three-story multi-family home with flames visible through the roof. A second alarm was requested after arrival. Approx 2:46pm #PGFD units…

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by Annie DeVoe