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Police & Fire
Firefighters Hear Cries For Help, Rescue Man Living Inside Burning Container In Maryland
Firefighters rescued a man who had been living inside a sea container after it caught fire near Maryland Metals in Hagerstown, officials said. The fire broke out shortly after 8 a.m. on Tuesday, Dec. 23, along North Burhans Boulevard near the Washington County business, according to the Hagerstown Fire Department and the Maryland Office of the State Fire Marshal. Hagerstown Fire Department crews were initially dispatched for a sea container on fire with reports of entrapment, officials said. While battling the blaze, firefighters heard someone shouting for help from the rear of the contain…
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Trooper’s Split-Second Decision Saves Maryland Driver From Burning Tesla Along I-95 (
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A Virginia State Police trooper says a gut feeling pushed him to take the northbound lanes of I-95 during Friday’s snowstorm — a choice that put him seconds away from a Tesla bursting into flames with a Maryland driver trapped inside. Virginia State Police said the crash happened on I-95 in Caroline County at 7 a.m. Friday, Dec. 5, when a 2024 Tesla Model Y went off the left side of the road and hit a tree. Sgt. S. Page was heading north near the 111-mile marker when he spotted the wreck just as the car caught fire, police said. “I initially was trying to decide if I should go northbound o…
Police & Fire
Man Burned, Airlifted As Grill Fire Guts Maryland Home, Dogs Escape
A Maryland man was airlifted with burn injuries and several dogs managed to escape after a two-alarm fire tore through a Garrett County home, state investigators said. The fire broke out shortly after 9 p.m. Tuesday, June 3, at a single-story home on Loch Deer Road in Oakland, according to the Office of the Maryland State Fire Marshal. Investigators say the fire started on the rear deck and was caused by a grill. One of the residents found the fire and called 911, officials said. Crews from the Oakland Volunteer Fire Department and nearby agencies responded and brought the blaze und…
Police & Fire
Homeowner Hospitalized As Fire Causes $280K In Damages In Maryland: Officials
A woman was hospitalized after flames tore through her Charles County home, causing an estimated $280,000 in damages, fire officials said. The blaze broke out shortly before 9 p.m. on Friday, Feb. 21, at a single-story home in the 8200 block of Gilroy Road in Nanjemoy, according to the Maryland State Fire Marshal’s Office. Sandra Gilroy, the homeowner, was inside when the fire started in a bedroom, officials said. During the 911 call a spokesperson said that a neighbor reported that "(her) house was full of flames and the elderly women was inside." She managed to escape b…
Business
Burn Hazards Cost Fitbit $12M+ After Delayed Smartwatch Recall:
Cpsc
Fitbit will pay more than $12 million for failing to promptly report that its Ionic smartwatches posed serious burn risks, officials said. Fitbit LLC, which is now owned by Google, has been fined $12.25 million to settle claims by the Consumer Product Safety Commission, the federal agency said in a news release on Thursday, Jan. 23. The defect caused the Ionic smartwatches to overheat, leading to second- and third-degree burns for some users. Between 2018 and 2020, Fitbit received multiple reports of its Ionic smartwatches overheating and injuring users, the CPSC said. In ear…
Police & Fire
Elderly Woman Found Dead After Suspected Kitchen Blaze In Maryland: Fire Marshal
A multi-agency investigation has been launched in Southern Maryland after an elderly woman was found dead inside her home suffering from burn wounds, officials announced. Authorities are piecing together what led to the death of a 94-year-old woman found inside her Hughesville home on Driftwood Place on Thursday in Charles County. Shortly after 3 p.m. on Jan. 9, members of the Charles County Sheriff's Office and paramedics were called to a local residence to conduct a welfare check after a friend was unable to reach the homeowner for several days. After making entry, EMS found the homeowne…
Police & Fire
Elderly Woman Catches Fire In Maryland Home, Succumbs To Injuries, Officials Say
An elderly woman died after accidentally catching fire in her Maryland home late Thursday afternoon, officials confirmed. Shortly before 6:30 p.m. on Nov. 21, Montgomery County firefighters were called to the 12100 block of Livingston Street in Wheaton, where a fire broke out on the first floor of a single-family home. The scene of the fire. Twitter According to Montgomery County Fire and Rescue Service officials, the woman, believed to be in her 80s, was the only person in the house when she accidentally caught fire. She managed to escape but sustained critical injuries. Mo…
Police & Fire
Homeowner Burned After Electric Vehicle Catches Fire, Spreads To Garage In Maryland (
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A homeowner suffered second-degree burns when an electric vehicle sparked a fire outside of his Harford County home and spread to the garage late on Tuesday night, officials say. At around 11 p.m. on Oct. 8, a family on Watertons Way in Joppa were preparing to go to bed when they heard a sound and found their 2022 Ford F-150 Lightning on fire, prompting one to attempt to disconnect the vehicle from a charging cable, causing it to burn him. The aftermath of the Harford County fire. Office Despite the injury, the homeowner tried to use a garden hose in an effort to extinguish the fire…
Business
Millions Of
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Steam Cleaners Sold Nationwide Recalled Due To Burn Risk
Millions of steam cleaners that may be too hot to handle and were sold nationwide are being recalled after more than 150 burn injuries were reported. An alert was issued by the Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) advising that BISSELL Steam Shot Handheld Steam Cleaners are being recalled, which can leak hot water or steam onto users, posing a possible burn hazard. Approximately 3.2 million units are subject to the recall. According to CPSC, the recall includes multiple models in the model series 39N7 and 2994. "STEAM SHOT," or "POWER STEAMER" is printed on the side of the product.&nb…
Police & Fire
Man Jumps From Second Story Window To Escape MD Bedroom Blaze: Fire Marshal
A 49-year-old Maryland man is hospitalized with critical injuries but is still alive after making a great escape when a fire broke out in his Harford County home. Officials say that a man jumped from a second-story window of a Rumsey Place home in Joppa on Tuesday afternoon as he sought to escape the flames that broke out in one of the bedrooms in his family’s townhouse. Shortly after 5:45 p.m. on Tuesday, May 2, first responders from the Joppa-Magnolia Volunteer Fire Company were called to the 900 block of Rumsey Place, where there was a report of a fire that had broken out inside the res…
Police & Fire
Maryland Man Airlifted With Second, Third-Degree Burns From Two-Alarm House Fire, Officials Say
Authorities say that a man had to be airlifted to a Maryland hospital after suffering extensive burns during a tricky two-alarm house fire that broke out that devastated the home. One person was transported to Johns Hopkins Bayview Medical Center with second and third-degree burns at approximately 7:45 a.m. on Wednesday, Nov. 21, when a passerby reported a fire that had broken out in the 21500 block of Dover Bridge Road in Caroline County. According to the Maryland State Fire Marshal, it took a team of 30 firefighters approximately three hours to get the flames under control inside the two…
Police & Fire
Homeowner Suffers Burns To Face, Body Lighting Indoor Fire-Pit In Maryland
A Maryland woman suffered accidental burns when an indoor fire-pit flashed when she tried to light it in Washington County, state officials said. Members of the Funkstown Volunteer Fire Company responded to a home on Plumwood Circle in Hagerstown shortly before 11 p.m. on Tuesday, Sept. 13, where there was a reported fire that broke out on a coffee table in the living room. Crews were able to quickly get the fire under control, but the homeowner suffered burns to her face and left side of her body and was transported by family members to Meritus Medical Center. Her condition was not immedi…
Police & Fire
Maryland Man Burning Debris With Gas Airlifted To Hospital When Flames Flash: Fire Marshal
What started as an innocuous gasoline-fueled fire outside a Maryland home led to a hospital visit for a 75-year-old man who suffered burn wounds in Dorchester County and had to be airlifted for treatment, according to the Office of the State Fire Marshal. Members of the Hurlock Volunteer Fire Department were called to the 5200 block of Twelve Oaks Drive at approximately 11 a.m. on Thursday, Aug. 25, where there was a reported burn victim who suffered non-life-threatening injuries, officials said. Upon arrival, fire crews were able to quickly extinguish the flames, but not before one victim …
Police & Fire
Man, Young Girl Hospitalized In Critical Condition After Maryland Truck Blaze: Fire Marshal
A man and young girl have been hospitalized in critical condition after a pick-up truck fire left them both with severe burns in Maryland, the state fire marshal said. Shortly before 5 p.m. on Wednesday, Aug. 17, first responders in Garrett County were called to the 100 block of South Second Street in Oakland, where there was a report of a truck that was engulfed in flames. According to the Office of the Maryland State Fire Marshal, upon arrival at the scene, members of the Oakland Volunteer Fire Department and Garrett County Sheriff’s Office found a late-model Nissan Titan with “heavy fire…
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