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Christmas Tree Fire Injures Family, Dog Rescued As Flames Rip Through Maryland Home (PHOTOS) Christmas Tree Fire Injures Family, Dog Rescued As Flames Rip Through Maryland Home (PHOTOS)
Christmas Tree Fire Injures Family, Dog Rescued As Flames Rip Through Maryland Home (Photos) A holiday celebration turned into chaos when a dry Christmas tree ignited inside a Maryland home, sending flames racing through the first floor and putting multiple residents and pets in danger, officials said. The fire broke out around 4:45 p.m. on Wednesday, Dec. 25, at a single-family home in the 10300 block of Fleming Avenue, off Grosvenor Lane in Bethesda, according to Montgomery County Fire and Rescue officials. 12/26 Update - Fleming Av, Christmas Day house fire, 1 family displaced, 4 persons hospitalized, 1 dog rescued pic.twitter.com/CnZXPWWLhA — Pete Piringer (@mcfrsPIO) Decemb…

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Police & Fire
Candle Sparks $500K Maryland House Fire With Family, Dog Inside Candle Sparks $500K Maryland House Fire With Family, Dog Inside
Candle Sparks $500K Maryland House Fire With Family, Dog Inside An unattended candle sparked a fast-moving fire that tore through a Harford County home with a family and dog inside, state investigators said. The two-alarm blaze broke out around 5:35 p.m. on Tuesday, May 20, at a two-story home on the 3000 block of Ebbtide Drive in Edgewood, according to the Maryland State Fire Marshal’s Office. Three family members — a mother and her two adult children — were inside the house when a smoke alarm activated and one of them spotted smoke coming from a second-floor bedroom. They tried to douse the fire with a pot of water, but it spread too fast, officials …

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Police & Fire
Woman Found Dead In Maryland Blaze As Firefighters Battled Icy, Cluttered Conditions Woman Found Dead In Maryland Blaze As Firefighters Battled Icy, Cluttered Conditions
Woman Found Dead In Maryland Blaze As Firefighters Battled Icy, Cluttered Conditions Firefighters faced challenging conditions overnight while battling a house fire in Montgomery County that tragically claimed the life of a woman, officials said. Shortly after midnight, first responders were called to a home near Route 28 and Whites Ferry Road in Boyds after neighbors reported seeing smoke and noted a person might be trapped inside. The fire in Montgomery County. Twitter Upon arrival, Montgomery County Fire and Rescue crews encountered heavy fire conditions. Their entry was delayed due to "excessive storage clutter in the house, what some would say were hoarding con…

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Police & Fire
Dog Rescued, Home Destroyed By Lightning Strike In Maryland (PHOTOS) Dog Rescued, Home Destroyed By Lightning Strike In Maryland (PHOTOS)
Dog Rescued, Home Destroyed By Lightning Strike In Maryland (Photos) Mother Nature had bad intentions in Maryland over the weekend, but first responders were able to rescue a dog that found itself caught in a fire, officials say. A dog had to be rescued and treated in Carroll County on Saturday when a lightning strike caused a massive fire inside a Louisville Road residence in Finksburg. The Carroll County fire.Sykesville Fire Department via Twitter At around 4:15 p.m. on Saturday, Sept. 9, crews from multiple agencies were called to the home, which was fully engulfed by flames amid the Severe Thunderstorm Warning that was issued over the weekend in part…

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Lifestyle
Dog, Hiker Airlifted From Tricky Trail At Area State Park: Maryland State Police Dog, Hiker Airlifted From Tricky Trail At Area State Park: Maryland State Police
Dog, Hiker Airlifted From Tricky Trail At Area State Park: Maryland State Police There was an “Angel’ in the air in more ways than one over the weekend as a Maryland State Police helicopter was called in to make a tricky rescue of a hiker and his dog in a West Virginia state park on Sunday night. A 27-year-old hiker and his dog, Angel, were exploring at approximately 10 p.m. on Sunday, April 9 at Harpers Ferry National Historical Park when they unexpectedly found themselves in a perilous position after falling into a potentially problematic cavern along the way off the main trail. The incident was reported on a cliff above the Shenandoah River in the area along the Loud…

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Police & Fire
Starving, Malnourished Canines Found Abandoned Among Dead Dogs In Frederick County: Sheriff Starving, Malnourished Canines Found Abandoned Among Dead Dogs In Frederick County: Sheriff
Starving, Malnourished Canines Found Abandoned Among Dead Dogs In Frederick County: Sheriff Investigators in Frederick County walked into a veritable dog graveyard over the weekend when they were called by neighbors to a Walkersville home for reports of dead and abused animals on the property. Deputies from the Frederick County Sheriff’s Office and members of the Division of Animal Control responded to a call in the 8300 block of Water Street Road on Saturday, Feb. 11, where there were reports of malnourished and possibly dead dogs at the residence. According to a spokesperson from the sheriff’s office, while searching the property, investigators found a fenced-in kennel with two …

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Police & Fire
Woman Crawls Through Burning House To Rescue Kenneled Dog In Maryland: Fire Marshal Woman Crawls Through Burning House To Rescue Kenneled Dog In Maryland: Fire Marshal
Woman Crawls Through Burning House To Rescue Kenneled Dog In Maryland: Fire Marshal A Harford County homeowner was able to make a bold save of three dogs when a kitchen blaze broke out on Monday afternoon, according to the Maryland State Fire Marshal. Officials say that at approximately 5:45 p.m. on Monday, Nov. 7, a Holly Drive resident in Aberdeen returned home, and before opening the front door, could hear the sound of smoke alarms going off. When she opened the door, a spokesperson for the fire marshal said that two dogs immediately ran out and the homeowner was able to crawl under the smoke inside the burning home and open a cage to get the third dog free before retr…

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