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Suspicious Package Gives Walmart Customers Scare In Maryland; Forces Evacuation (PHOTOS) Suspicious Package Gives Walmart Customers Scare In Maryland; Forces Evacuation (PHOTOS)
Suspicious Package Gives Walmart Customers Scare In Maryland; Forces Evacuation (Photos) First responders used every tool in their tool belt on Thursday as they investigated a suspicious package that temporarily shut down a Walmart location in Maryland. On June 27, members of the Frederick County Sheriff's Office were called to the store on Guilford Drive, where there was a reported suspicious package that forced an evacuation and massive multi-agency response. Crews were called to Walmart on Guilford Drive on Thursday. Frederick County Fire and Rescue After a lengthy probe, at approximately 1 p.m. on Thursday, Maryland State Fire Marshal bomb technicians, with ass…
Historic Maryland Home Built In 1792 Destroyed By Two-Alarm Blaze: Fire Marshal Historic Maryland Home Built In 1792 Destroyed By Two-Alarm Blaze: Fire Marshal
Historic Maryland Home Built In 1792 Destroyed By Two-Alarm Blaze: Fire Marshal A historic home built in 1792 overlooking the North East River was destroyed by a two-alarm fire in Cecil County, authorities announced. An estimated $2.5 million in damage was reported in Charlestown, when a residence known by local residents as the Eagle Point Rod and Gun Club went up in flames on Monday. The cause of a two-alarm fire that destroyed a historic Cecil County home remains under investigation.The fire destroyed a home built in 1792, & caused an estimated 2.5 million in damages. High winds contributed to the fast-moving fire. More info ➡️ https://t.co/CqD1V774OA pic.twi…
Historic Artifacts Damaged By Barn Blaze At Stepping Stone Museum In Maryland: Fire Marshal Historic Artifacts Damaged By Barn Blaze At Stepping Stone Museum In Maryland: Fire Marshal
Historic Artifacts Damaged By Barn Blaze At Stepping Stone Museum In Maryland: Fire Marshal Hundreds of thousands of dollars, and some historic artifacts were destroyed in a weekend barn blaze in Harford County, according to the Maryland State Fire Marshal. First responders from multiple agencies were called shortly before 1:30 p.m. on Sunday, June 2 to Quaker Bottom Road in Havre de Grace, when an employee reported a fire that broke out in a barn on the grounds leased by the Stepping Stone Museum. This afternoon around 1:30pm the Harford County Department of Emergency Services alerted Level VFC and multiple... Posted by Level Volunteer Fire Company on Sunday, June 2, 202…
One Killed By Fast-Moving Maryland House Fire, Officials Say One Killed By Fast-Moving Maryland House Fire, Officials Say
One Killed By Fast-Moving Maryland House Fire, Officials Say The person pulled from a Harford County home died at the scene of a house fire, according to officials. Late on Tuesday morning on May 14, first responders from the Bel Air Volunteer Fire Company and nearby agencies were called to the 100 block of Marshall Drive in Forest Hill, when motorists on the Belair Bypass reported seeing smoke and flames coming from an area home. At 2 p.m., Harford County Fire and EMS officials announced that firefighters searching the home found a person inside who was rescued and ultimately pronounced dead at the scene after being treated. Firefighters arrived wi…
Man Dead, Woman Critical From Suspected Carbon Monoxide Poisoning In Maryland: Fire Marshal Man Dead, Woman Critical From Suspected Carbon Monoxide Poisoning In Maryland: Fire Marshal
Man Dead, Woman Critical From Suspected Carbon Monoxide Poisoning In Maryland: Fire Marshal A 59-year-old man is dead, and a woman was rushed to the hospital in critical condition after suspected carbon monoxide poisoning caused by a kerosene heater in their Cecil County home. Members of the Cecilton Volunteer Fire Department and Cecil County Department of Emergency Services responded to a home on Florida Avenue in Crystal Beach at approximately 12:45 p.m. on Saturday afternoon to conduct a welfare check on a couple. Upon arrival, they found Steven Hannaford unresponsive in the living room and his girlfriend, Marie Florczyk, 65, in a bedroom, shivering and disoriented, a…
Historic Vehicles Saved After BMW Catches Fire At Maryland Garage Historic Vehicles Saved After BMW Catches Fire At Maryland Garage
Historic Vehicles Saved After BMW Catches Fire At Maryland Garage Several classic cars were saved by fast-moving first responders who were called to a garage fire when a BMW engine sparked while it was being worked on in Cecil County.  Shortly before 9:45 a.m. on Wednesday morning, first responders from the Rising Sun Volunteer Fire Company were called to Kustom Auto Repair on Washington Schoolhouse Road in North East when an engine malfunction led to a two-alarm blaze, officials say. According to investigators from the Maryland Fire Marshal, the owner of the garage was working on a 2012 BMW X5 when a fire started in the engine compartment.  Th…
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…
Multi-Alarm Fire Tears Through Maryland Business Considered 'A Total Loss' Multi-Alarm Fire Tears Through Maryland Business Considered 'A Total Loss'
Multi-Alarm Fire Tears Through Maryland Business Considered 'A Total Loss' An investigation has been launched after firefighters spent hours battling a multi-alarm blaze that destroyed a business in Maryland. Crews were called to Tiffin Mats on Blue Ball Road at around 1 a.m. on Monday morning after being alerted to the fire, which required more than 100 firefighters from Cecil and Harford counties, as well as Pennsylvania and Delaware, approximately two hours to control, according to the Maryland Fire Marshal. DSFMs remain on the scene from last night's devastating fire in Elkton. Tiffin Mats, located in the Triumph Industrial Park, is considered a total loss.…
Fire Possibly Caused By 'Discarded Smoking Materials' Displaces Maryland Family Fire Possibly Caused By 'Discarded Smoking Materials' Displaces Maryland Family
Fire Possibly Caused By 'Discarded Smoking Materials' Displaces Maryland Family A family is displaced after a fire tore through their Cecil County home on Saturday afternoon, officials say. It didn't take crews from the North East Fire Company to get the blaze under control but the damage had already been done to the Razor Strap Road home in North East, which was gutted by the flames. The fire was reported at around 3:45 p.m. on Saturday, Nov. 18.  According to the Maryland State Fire Marshal, a homeowner spotted the fire outside the home along a fence, which then extended to dry leaves, a playground, and then into the home, which sustained approximately $100,000…
Woman Intentionally Set House Ablaze With Man Inside After Argument In Maryland: Fire Marshal Woman Intentionally Set House Ablaze With Man Inside After Argument In Maryland: Fire Marshal
Woman Intentionally Set House Ablaze With Man Inside After Argument In Maryland: Fire Marshal A Maryland woman who set her house on fire after a fight with a man living there is facing serious charges following an incident in Harford County, authorities announced. While staying with a neighbor in Edgewood, Christina L. Beattie has been accused of setting an intentional blaze on the front porch of her home while someone was inside early on Sunday morning. According to the Maryland State Fire Marshal, around 3 a.m. on Sunday, Oct. 1, crews were called to the 1100 block of Shady Drive, where there were reports of flames that were spotted on the porch. Deputies from the Harford County …
Sam's Club, Hotels Evacuated After Explosives Found During Construction Project In Maryland Sam's Club, Hotels Evacuated After Explosives Found During Construction Project In Maryland
Sam's Club, Hotels Evacuated After Explosives Found During Construction Project In Maryland Explosives were found at the site of a construction project in Maryland on Thursday afternoon, prompting evacuations of some nearby buildings, the Fire Marshal says. Bomb technicians from the fire marshal's office were called to the 1700 block of Wesley Boulevard in Hagerstown as they investigate explosives that were unearthed at the construction site. As a precaution, officials evacuated the nearby Sam's Club and two hotels in the area, though they stressed there was no threat to the public as they attempt to determine what next steps to take. One option, they say, is a controlled detona…
Doorbell Camera Alert Helps Pair Escape Maryland House Fire (VIDEO) Doorbell Camera Alert Helps Pair Escape Maryland House Fire (VIDEO)
Doorbell Camera Alert Helps Pair Escape Maryland House Fire (Video) Two people in Carroll County were able to escape a massive fire with an assist from a doorbell camera, officials say. First responders were called shortly after 9 p.m. on Wednesday, Aug. 23, to the 5400 block of Mineral Hill Road in Eldersburg, when a fire broke out on the porch of an area home. According to a spokesperson for the Sykesville Freedom District Fire Department, two people were in the house watching TV when a doorbell camera sent them an alert, prompting them to find the fire in the back of the house. UPDATE: Units on scene with a fully involved house. Crews are working fr…
Neighbor Accused Of Setting BMW On Fire Amid Ongoing Dispute In Maryland Neighbor Accused Of Setting BMW On Fire Amid Ongoing Dispute In Maryland
Neighbor Accused Of Setting BMW On Fire Amid Ongoing Dispute In Maryland An 86-year-old man did not make it far as he attempted to elude investigators after allegedly setting his neighbor’s BMW SUV on fire in Cecil County. A long-standing dispute came to a head on Monday night, when Conowingo resident Phillip Fleming allegedly set a 2019 BMW X3 on fire outside a Canning House Lane home and was caught on surveillance video. Firefighters were able to contain the flames to the interior of the SUV before it spread, but it caused extensive damage and is believed to be a total loss, according to the Maryland State Fire Marshal. Investigators say that Fleming and hi…
Two Rescued, One Severely Burned From Grease Fire In Maryland Home: Officials Two Rescued, One Severely Burned From Grease Fire In Maryland Home: Officials
Two Rescued, One Severely Burned From Grease Fire In Maryland Home: Officials Firefighters in Maryland were able to make a bold rescue of a child and elderly woman who were trapped by flames on Tuesday, though a third victim suffered a less fortuitous fate after a grease fire broke out. Members of the Cumberland Fire Department in Allegany County came to the rescue of a family after a fire broke out in a kitchen while a 70-year-old resident was cooking, according to the state fire marshal. At approximately 12:30 p.m. on Monday, July 24, more than two dozen first responders were called to an Arch Street home, where they were met by smoke throughout the entirety of a …
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…
Woman Killed, Shed Destroyed In Backyard MD Fire Woman Killed, Shed Destroyed In Backyard MD Fire
Woman Killed, Shed Destroyed In Backyard MD Fire A fatal fire is under investigation in Washington County after an elderly woman was killed on Thursday afternoon in Smithsburg. Shortly before 4 p.m. on Friday, June 22, first responders were called to the 22600 block of Cavetown Church Road when neighbors spotted a shed up in flames in the backyard of an area home.  An off-duty firefighter and members of the Smithsburg Police Department arrived at the scene and found an unconscious 70-year-old woman who was suffering from severe burns in the yard not far from the engulfed shed. First responders pulled her away from the flames and att…
Wife Saves Husband's Life After Kitchen Blaze Breaks Out In MD Home: Fire Marshal Wife Saves Husband's Life After Kitchen Blaze Breaks Out In MD Home: Fire Marshal
Wife Saves Husband's Life After Kitchen Blaze Breaks Out In MD Home: Fire Marshal A Washington County woman is being hailed as a sort of "Wonder Woman" who may have saved her husband's life after a kitchen fire broke out in their Williamsport home on Friday afternoon. At approximately noon on Friday, June 9, members of the Williamsport Volunteer Fire Company and other area agencies were called to a two-alarm house fire on Hoffman Drive, after smoke and flames were reported by neighbors. The Maryland State Fire Marshal said that the investigation into the near-fatal blaze determined that a 76-year-old homeowner turned on the stovetop and walked away from the area after h…
Support Surges For Families Displaced By $5M Harford County Townhouse Fire Support Surges For Families Displaced By $5M Harford County Townhouse Fire
Support Surges For Families Displaced By $5M Harford County Townhouse Fire Thousands of dollars have already been raised just days after a massive townhouse fire left more than two dozen displaced after flames tore through the building. Late on Saturday, May 20, more than 100 first responders from Harford County and other neighboring municipalities were called to Witchhazel Way in Aberdeen, when a deck fire rapidly spread and damaged nearly a dozen homes while causing $5 million in damages. In total, fire officials say that at least eight homes were damaged, with several completely destroyed, leaving 26 scrambling to find temporary housing amid the ongoing investi…
Explosion Rocks MD Neighborhood, Sparks $5M Townhouse Fire Explosion Rocks MD Neighborhood, Sparks $5M Townhouse Fire
Explosion Rocks MD Neighborhood, Sparks $5M Townhouse Fire A weekend explosion sparked a fast-moving two-alarm fire that tore through nearly a dozen townhouses in Harford County and caused millions of dollars in damage, according to officials. The Maryland State Fire Marshal has launched an extensive investigation after a fire ripped through several townhouses late on Saturday, May 20, turning several Witchhazel Way residences into scorched rubble in Aberdeen. Here is a door bell cam video from John Sheridan showing one of several explosions during last night’s 2 alarm fire in #AberdeenMD. Eight homes were condemned. @MarylandOSFM determined th…
Man Jumps From Second Story Window To Escape MD Bedroom Blaze: Fire Marshal Man Jumps From Second Story Window To Escape MD Bedroom Blaze: Fire Marshal
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…
Townhomes Damaged By Three-Alarm Fire In Edgewood (UPDATED) Townhomes Damaged By Three-Alarm Fire In Edgewood (UPDATED)
Townhomes Damaged By Three-Alarm Fire In Edgewood (Updated) Fire crews in northern Maryland came together to battle a three-alarm blaze that broke out in a series of townhomes in Edgewood early on Monday morning. At approximately 5:30 a.m. on Monday, April 10, first responders from multiple agencies were called to the 1900 block of Brookside Drive in Edgewood, where there was a report of multiple three-story townhouses that were on fire. As the fast-moving flames continued to spread, officials called for a second, then third alarm after as many as five residences became fully-involved in the fire. Quint 5 is on scene of a three alarm fire in the…
Firefighter Airlifted To Hospital After Battling Blaze At Historic Cecil County Home: Officials Firefighter Airlifted To Hospital After Battling Blaze At Historic Cecil County Home: Officials
Firefighter Airlifted To Hospital After Battling Blaze At Historic Cecil County Home: Officials A home that has stood in Cecil County for nearly a century went up in flames on Friday morning as the Maryland State Fire Marshal investigates what happened on the historic estate. Shortly before 10:45 a.m. on Friday, March 3, crews from the Singerly Fire Company and surrounding agencies were called to Nottingham Road in Elkton, where there was a report of a blaze that broke out inside a two-story single family home. While battling the fire, officials say that a firefighter from the agency fell from a second story deck and had to be treated at the scene by paramedics. He was then flown to S…
Here's The Latest From The Fatal Bel Air Blaze From The Maryland Fire Marshal Here's The Latest From The Fatal Bel Air Blaze From The Maryland Fire Marshal
Here's The Latest From The Fatal Bel Air Blaze From The Maryland Fire Marshal New details have been released by the Office of the Maryland State Fire Marshal after a body was pulled from the wreckage of a home in Bel Air that burned to the ground over the weekend. A joint investigation between the fire marshal and Harford County Sheriff's Office is ongoing days after first responders were called to a McGregor Way home to knock down a two-alarm blaze that broke out on Saturday, Feb. 18. It took crews from multiple agencies approximately two hours to get the flames under control, and eventually a large portion of the home collapsed, according to the fire marshal. Offi…
Son Ordered Out Of House Busted For Setting Blaze Inside Parents' Home: Maryland Fire Marshal Son Ordered Out Of House Busted For Setting Blaze Inside Parents' Home: Maryland Fire Marshal
Son Ordered Out Of House Busted For Setting Blaze Inside Parents' Home: Maryland Fire Marshal A man with apparent “daddy issues” is facing charges for allegedly setting his parents’ Charles Count home on fire over the weekend. Jordan Christopher Robinson, 21, is facing arson and other charges for attempting to set a Waldorf home ablaze, though his efforts were quickly thwarted by fire sprinklers, according to Maryland State Fire Marshal Brian Geraci. At approximately 10:30 p.m. on Saturday, Feb. 11, officials said that first responders were called to the 9200 block of Misting Court when a homeowner reported that his son may have set a fire inside the house. Investigators from the C…
Cows Safe, Workshop Destroyed By Two-Alarm Fire At Kilby Farm In Cecil County Cows Safe, Workshop Destroyed By Two-Alarm Fire At Kilby Farm In Cecil County
Cows Safe, Workshop Destroyed By Two-Alarm Fire At Kilby Farm In Cecil County A fast-moving two-alarm fire tore through a hay storage workshop at Kilby Farms in Cecil County on Thursday morning that sent some scared cows scurrying across a field. First responders from multiple agencies were called shortly before 8 a.m. on Thursday, Feb. 9 to the farm on Firetower Road in Colora, when an employee reported that a blaze had broken out inside the building. It took a team of more than six dozen firefighters from the Water Witch Volunteer Fire Company and surrounding departments approximately two hours to get the fire under control, though not before it caused an estimate…
Forklift Driver Dies From Burns Months After Camper Trailer Explosion In Harford County Forklift Driver Dies From Burns Months After Camper Trailer Explosion In Harford County
Forklift Driver Dies From Burns Months After Camper Trailer Explosion In Harford County Officials from Johns Hopkins Hospital confirmed that Robert Kellogg has died from his injuries three months after his camper trailer exploded outside a Harford County business. Kellogg, 38, died on Saturday, Jan. 21 after more than 60 percent of his body suffered extensive burns outside B&T Services on Pulaski Highway in Joppa in October. The Harford County Sheriff's Office was the first to arrive at the scene and found Kellogg with severe burns and fire engulfing a 30-foot camper trailer between two buildings, according to the Maryland State Fire Marshal. Kellogg, who was an employee…
Hoarder's Clear Spring Home Goes Up In Flames: Maryland Fire Marshal Hoarder's Clear Spring Home Goes Up In Flames: Maryland Fire Marshal
Hoarder's Clear Spring Home Goes Up In Flames: Maryland Fire Marshal Some “valuables” of a Washington County hoarder were destroyed on Friday morning in Clear Spring when a house fire was reported inside a two-story home. Dozens of firefighters from the Clear Spring Volunteer Fire Department were called to a National Pike home in Clear Spring shortly before 9:30 a.m. on Friday, Jan. 6, when the homeowner advised that flames were showing in a second-floor bathroom. In total, 58 firefighters responded, and it took an estimated 45 minutes to get the flames under control, which was made more difficult by a lack of a working smoke detector and the materials that …
Vehicles Destroyed, One Hospitalized In First Working Sykesville House Fire Of 2023 (PHOTOS) Vehicles Destroyed, One Hospitalized In First Working Sykesville House Fire Of 2023 (PHOTOS)
Vehicles Destroyed, One Hospitalized In First Working Sykesville House Fire Of 2023 (Photos) One person was hospitalized in Maryland overnight in Carroll County when a fast-moving fire broke out in a Sykesville garage. First responders were called at approximately 8:20 p.m. on Monday, Jan. 2, to the 6100 block of Frontier Road, when a resident reported a fire that had broken out in an attached garage and spread to an attic. Upon arrival, members of the Sykesville Volunteer Fire Department said that they found the garage fire, which involved several vehicles and threatened the rest of the home. ICYMI: Sykesville units battle first working house fire of 2023. Details: https://…
Life In Prison For Maryland Murderer Who Set Townhouse Blaze That Killed Four: State's Attorney Life In Prison For Maryland Murderer Who Set Townhouse Blaze That Killed Four: State's Attorney
Life In Prison For Maryland Murderer Who Set Townhouse Blaze That Killed Four: State's Attorney The woman convicted of setting a Maryland townhouse ablaze in 2019 that led to the deaths of multiple people will likely never see the light of day after being sentenced on arson, murder, and other charges, according to the Harford County State's Attorney. Edgewood resident Bobbie Sue Hodge, 63, was sentenced to four consecutive life sentences plus 20 years in prison for her role in the fatal May 9, 2019 fire at 1862 Simons Court in her hometown. Specifically, Hodge received: A life sentence for each of four counts of felony murder; Five years for the assault of Brenda Ayres; Five years…
Woman Dies In Three-Alarm Duplex Fire In Maryland Woman Dies In Three-Alarm Duplex Fire In Maryland
Woman Dies In Three-Alarm Duplex Fire In Maryland One person was killed in a massive three-alarm blaze that broke out in Northern Maryland late on Tuesday afternoon, the Maryland State Fire Marshal announced. In Allegany County, first responders from the Cumberland Fire Department were dispatched to a reported fire on Columbia Avenue shortly before 5 p.m. on Tuesday, Dec. 20, officials said. Upon arrival, firefighters were met by heavy smoke and flames coming from a two-story duplex that was quickly upgraded to a three-alarm fire, prompting crews from surrounding departments to answer the call. A woman is dead following a three-alarm …
Firefighter Injured Battling Tricky Two-Alarm Maryland House Fire Firefighter Injured Battling Tricky Two-Alarm Maryland House Fire
Firefighter Injured Battling Tricky Two-Alarm Maryland House Fire One firefighter had to be treated for injuries as crews contended with a tricky early-morning two-alarm wall fire that broke out in Carroll County, officials said. Shortly before 7 a.m. on Thursday, Dec. 1, first responders in Union Bridge were called to the 600 block of Raywell Avenue when a passerby alerted them to a fire that broke out in a multi-family home. According to the Maryland State Fire Marshal, a crew of 50 firefighters from the Union Bridge Volunteer Fire Company and nearby agencies responded to the call, where they were met with a fire that had sparked inside a wall at the re…