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Knocking Neighbor Saves Sleeping Woman From Burning Home In Maryland: Fire Marshal Knocking Neighbor Saves Sleeping Woman From Burning Home In Maryland: Fire Marshal
Knocking Neighbor Saves Sleeping Woman From Burning Home In Maryland: Fire Marshal A 34-year-old woman got an unexpected wakeup call from her neighbor on Saturday morning when she was stirred by the pounding on her door that alerted her to a fire inside her Harford county home. Shortly before 11:45 a.m, first responders from the Joppa-Magnolia Volunteer Fire Company and nearby agencies responded to the 2400 block of Woodlea Drive in Joppa, where there was a reported fire that was reported by a passerby. The fire began on a side porch and quickly spread before a team of 40 firefighters knocked down the flames, though it caused an estimated $150,000 in damage. #jmvfc8 …

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by Zak Failla
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Five Displaced By Townhouse Fire Hours After Three Killed In Harford County Blaze (VIDEO) Five Displaced By Townhouse Fire Hours After Three Killed In Harford County Blaze (VIDEO)
Five Displaced By Townhouse Fire Hours After Three Killed In Harford County Blaze (Video) First responders in Harford County were busy on Monday morning, responding first to a triple-fatal fire in Aberdeen before being called to a row of townhouses in Belcamp that went up in flames, officials say. Firefighters were called to the 4300 block of Perkins Place at around 11 p.m. on April 15, where there was a reported house fire that spread to an adjacent home, though any occupants were able to escape safely. Crews were able to have the fire under control shortly after 11:30 p.m. on Monday, though they remained at the scene to knock down any hotspots while the Maryland Fire Marshal w…

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by Zak Failla
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Toddler Killed, Family Hospitalized In Two-Alarm Maryland Blaze: Fire Marshal (DEVELOPING) Toddler Killed, Family Hospitalized In Two-Alarm Maryland Blaze: Fire Marshal (DEVELOPING)
Toddler Killed, Family Hospitalized In Two-Alarm Maryland Blaze: Fire Marshal (Developing) A 2-year-old toddler was killed and two others were sent to area hospitals in Maryland after a two-alarm blaze broke out in Washington County, according to the state fire marshal. At around 6:20 p.m. on Friday night, crews from the Smithburg Community Volunteer Fire Company and surrounding agencies were called to a house fire in the 20600 block of Military Road in Cascade, where there was a home converted into apartments up in flames, investigators said. Officials say that upon arrival, firefighters found a 24-year-old woman and 1-year-old child injured, with other tenants advising first re…

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by Zak Failla
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Firefighter Killed Battling Two-Alarm Blaze In Maryland Firefighter Killed Battling Two-Alarm Blaze In Maryland
Firefighter Killed Battling Two-Alarm Blaze In Maryland One firefighter was killed and a second injured when a home collapsed during an early morning fire in St. Mary's County on Tuesday morning, officials say. The firefighter has not been identified, but he was part of the Patuxent River Naval Air Station unit that was providing support to multiple agencies who responded to the Leonardtown fire. First responders were called at approximately 4 a.m. on Tuesday, June 27 to the 20500 block of Deer Wood Park Drive. While fighting the fire, officials said that one firefighter fell from the first floor and into a basement when the floor collapsed, a…

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by Zak Failla