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Maryland Mother Drops Infant From Window, Crawls Through Flames To Escape Midnight Fire Maryland Mother Drops Infant From Window, Crawls Through Flames To Escape Midnight Fire
Maryland Mother Drops Infant From Window, Crawls Through Flames To Escape Midnight Fire A Maryland mother made an unthinkable decision after the clock struck midnight on Monday morning — dropping her 6-month-old son from a second-floor window to his father as fire tore through their home and they scrambled to escape. The dramatic rescue unfolded in Elkton on Monday, Jan. 26, just after midnight, when a fire broke out inside a townhome on Thyme Street, officials said. A mother and her infant son were asleep in an upstairs bedroom when the fire ignited, according to the Maryland State Fire Marshal’s Office. Smoke and flames quickly overtook the staircase, preventing the child's…

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Hero Maryland Teen Saves Siblings From Fiery Air Fryer Blaze In Harford County: Officials Hero Maryland Teen Saves Siblings From Fiery Air Fryer Blaze In Harford County: Officials
Hero Maryland Teen Saves Siblings From Fiery Air Fryer Blaze In Harford County: Officials A 14-year-old Maryland girl is being praised for keeping her cool under pressure and getting her younger siblings to safety after a kitchen fire broke out while the kids were home alone. Shortly after 12:20 p.m. on Tuesday, July 15, crews were called to a townhouse fire on the 600 block of Burlington Court in Edgewood, according to the Maryland State Fire Marshal. Investigators said the fire started in the kitchen of the two-story middle-unit townhouse while three children were cooking French fries in an air fryer with no adults home. The 14-year-old began to smell smoke and went to invest…

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Pets Perish, Family Displaced By Basement Blaze In Maryland: Fire Officials Pets Perish, Family Displaced By Basement Blaze In Maryland: Fire Officials
Pets Perish, Family Displaced By Basement Blaze In Maryland: Fire Officials A Montgomery County family returned home on Monday afternoon to find that a basement blaze gutted their home, officials confirmed. Crews were called at around 1:45 p.m. on April 21 to the 14200 block of Castaway Drive in Silver Spring on Monday afternoon, where a fire had broken out, sending smoke billowing throughout the home. The Montgomery County fire. Twitter/@mcfrsPIO According to Montgomery County Fire and Rescue officials, the homeowners were not home at the time,  and while several pets were rescued, at least two cats died. The Montgomery County fire. Montgomer…

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Maryland Woman, 80, Killed In House Fire With No Working Smoke Alarms: Officials Maryland Woman, 80, Killed In House Fire With No Working Smoke Alarms: Officials
Maryland Woman, 80, Killed In House Fire With No Working Smoke Alarms: Officials An 80-year-old woman died after being trapped inside a burning home in Baltimore County — where firefighters later discovered there were no working smoke detectors, officials said. Crews were called around 6:07 p.m. Thursday, April 17, to the 8900 block of Millers Island Boulevard in Edgemere, where fire was pouring from the rear of the home, according to the Baltimore County Fire Department. Two people were rescued by police officers at the scene before fire crews arrived, officials said, but the third resident — 80-year-old Georgia Norris — could not be located. Firefighters entered the …

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Body Found After Mobile Home Blaze In Maryland, Fire Marshal Says Body Found After Mobile Home Blaze In Maryland, Fire Marshal Says
Body Found After Mobile Home Blaze In Maryland, Fire Marshal Says A late-night mobile home fire in Maryland turned deadly when firefighters made a grim discovery while knocking down the flames, state officials said. Crews were called to the Kent Road property in Earleville, around 10:10 p.m. Wednesday, April 16, according to the Maryland State Fire Marshal’s Office. When firefighters from the Cecilton Volunteer Fire Company and nearby departments arrived, the mobile home was already engulfed in flames. The fire was brought under control within 30 minutes, officials said, but not before firefighters discovered human remains inside the structure. Investig…

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Child Accidentally Sets Maryland Shed Ablaze, Damages Home: Fire Marshal Child Accidentally Sets Maryland Shed Ablaze, Damages Home: Fire Marshal
Child Accidentally Sets Maryland Shed Ablaze, Damages Home: Fire Marshal A child who accidentally set a fire inside a Cecil County shed caused thousands of dollars in damage to his family's home, officials say. Late in the afternoon on Friday, Aug. 16, crews from the Singerly Fire Company responded to a home on Hollingsworth Manor in Elkton, where a homeowner reported that their tarp-covered shed was on fire. More than two dozen firefighters were able to quickly knock down the flames and get the fire under control, but not before it caused approximately $25,000 in damage. According to the Office of the Maryland Fire Marshal, the blaze was caused by a 5-year-old…

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