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Kitchen Fire
Police & Fire
32 Displaced By Kitchen Fire In Maryland Apartment, Officials Say
More than 30 people were forced from their homes after a kitchen fire tore through a Maryland apartment building, fire officials said. Montgomery County Fire & Rescue crews were called to the 18000 block of Cottage Garden Drive around 12:45 p.m. on Monday, June 16, for reports of a kitchen fire on the third floor of an apartment complex, according to a department spokesperson. Firefighters arrived to find smoke showing from the upper-level unit, though it was brought under control with no injuries initially reported. According to investigators, the fire originated in a void space above…
Police & Fire
Maryland Firefighters Return From Rescues To Find Fire At Their Own Station
They were out saving lives from floodwaters — but when they got back to the station, the fire was waiting for them. Crews from the Potomac Heights Volunteer Fire Department in Charles County had their hands full during a night of storm-related emergencies — and came home Sunday night, June 15, to find smoke pouring out of their own kitchen, officials said. As firefighters responded to multiple calls, including a vehicle submerged in floodwaters with victims trapped, they’d barely had time to prep dinner before being dispatched again. When they returned to Station 7 on Glymont Road in…
Police & Fire
Mother, Son Airlifted After Battling House Fire In Maryland, Officials Say
A Maryland mother and son who tried to contain a fire in their home were airlifted to the hospital for smoke inhalation in St. Mary's County, officials announced. Firefighters responded to a house fire at 6:54 p.m. on Wednesday, March 19, at a home on Bean Family Lane in California, according to the Maryland State Fire Marshal. Investigators say the fire started in the kitchen and was discovered by the homeowner’s son, who noticed smoke and took quick action to contain the flames before firefighters arrived. Bay District Volunteer Fire Department crews arrived within minutes and fully exti…
Police & Fire
Man Pulled From Burning Maryland Home Dies Weeks Later, Fire Officials Say
Officials have confirmed that a Gaithersburg man rescued from a house fire last month has died after two weeks in the hospital. Fire crews arrived to find flames tearing through a single-story home in the unit block of Oak Avenue around 1:30 a.m. on Sunday, Feb. 16, according to Montgomery County Fire & Rescue officials. The Gaithersburg fire. Twitter/@mcfrsPIO Firefighters searched the home and found a man inside, officials said. They pulled him from the home and rushed him to the hospital with life-threatening injuries. After two weeks in the hospital, the victim died, offici…
Police & Fire
Kitchen Fire Leaves Seven Units Uninhabitable In Maryland; Dozen Displaced: Officials
Some families were displaced over the weekend when a kitchen fire broke out inside a Montgomery County apartment complex, officials confirmed. First responders were called before 4:30 p.m. on Sunday, Sept. 22 to a reported fire in the second floor of the Village Square / Bethesda Park apartments on Crossfield Court that led to multiple evaluations. Twitter/@mcfrsPIO A Montgomery County Fire and Rescue Service spokesperson said that investigators believe the fire began in the kitchen of one unit, rapidly spread and extended into the walls. Crews were able to quickly contain the flames, th…
Business
Montgomery County Restaurant Temporarily Shut Down Following Kitchen Fire (
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A Montgomery County restaurant has been temporarily closed due to a kitchen fire on Tuesday afternoon, Feb. 13, authorities said. The blaze broke out at Olney Grille on Laytonsville Road near Georgia Avenue around 12:25 p.m., Montgomery County Fire & Rescue Service Spokesperson Pete Piringer said. It involved the grill area and ductwork on the first floor, Piringer added. The building was evacuated as crews ensured that the fire hadn’t spread to the second-floor offices, though light smoke was observed. The restaurant is temporarily closed for repairs, Piringer said. It isn't clear ho…
Police & Fire
Maryland Kitchen Fire Claims Life Of 82-Year-Old-Woman
A joint investigation has been launched in Maryland after a woman was killed in a Hanover County fire. An 82-year-old woman died after a kitchen fire broke out in Bel Air at approximately 7:10 p.m. on Thursday, Oct. 6 in the 700 block of Linwood Avenue, according to the Office of the Maryland State Fire Marshal. Upon arrival at the home, fire crews were met by the homeowner, who advised that his wife was still inside the house, officials said. Firefighters were able to make their way inside the residence and located the woman's body on the first floor. According to the fire marshal, it t…
Police & Fire
Unattended Cooking Leads To House Fire In Maryland: State Fire Marshal
Maryland homeowners are being advised to stay aware while cooking after a kitchen fire caused hundreds of thousands of dollars to a Wicomico County home. In Fruitland, more than two dozen firefighters responded to a Sharps Point Road home shortly before 6:15 p.m. on Wednesday, July 13, when a fire broke out in a single-family residence, the state fire marshal announced. Upon arrival, it took 25 firefighters approximately 30 minutes to knock down the flames and get the fire under control after it was reported, officials said. The fire was deemed to be accidental in nature, according to the …
Police & Fire
65 Firefighters Battle Silver Spring Restaurant Blaze
Smoke billowed over a Silver Spring restaurant after a reported kitchen fire Tuesday, July 12, authorities said. Initial investigation revealed that the flames were running through the air duct system above the kitchen of Copper Canyon Grill shortly before 9 a.m. MCFRS operating at a 2nd alarm fire @ 928 Ellsworth in Silver Spring. Fire in the duct work of the Copper Canyon restaurant. No injuries, labor intensive fire, chasing hot spots on all levels of the building. @mcfrsPIO @MCFRSNews pic.twitter.com/lcBfZIUl83 — Jason Blake (@mcfrsPIO7) July 12, 2022 The fire at the Ellsworth Dri…
Police & Fire
Kitchen Fire At Waterside Maryland Restaurant Under Investigation
An overnight kitchen fire at a popular Maryland restaurant and bar is under investigation, according to state officials. First responders were dispatched to UnWined on the Water on Plum Point Point Road in Elkton shortly after 12:30 a.m. on Friday, July 8, when alarms went off due to a blaze that broke out in the kitchen area of the building. More than two dozen firefighters from the Singerly Volunteer Fire Company responded to the restaurant, with the flames reported under control within approximately 15 minutes, according to the Maryland Office of the State Fire Marshal. It caused approx…
Police & Fire
Family Displaced After Blaze Breaks Out In Maryland Kitchen: Fire Marshal
A fast-moving kitchen fire in Maryland caused approximately $150,000 in damage before dozens of firefighters were able to knock down the flames and get the blaze under control. Shortly before 6:30 p.m. on Monday, June 20, in Cecil County, a fire was reported at a two-story, single-family home on Doctor Jack Road in Port Deposit, the Maryland office of the State Fire Marshal announced. In total, it took 50 firefighters - most of which were from the Water Witch Fire Company - to extinguish the flames, which originated in the kitchen area of the home, investigators said. The Fire Marshal esti…
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