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Woman, Dog Killed Crossing I-495 After Car Breakdown In Maryland: State Police Woman, Dog Killed Crossing I-495 After Car Breakdown In Maryland: State Police
Woman, Dog Killed Crossing I-495 After Car Breakdown In Maryland: State Police A Virginia woman and a dog were killed in an early morning crash in Prince George's County, Maryland State Police officials announced. Kerri Snead, 32, has been identified by police as the person killed while crossing I-495 in Camp Springs at around 3 a.m. on Friday, Dec. 8.  The crash was reported near Joint Base Andrews. According to police, troopers were called to the Outer Loop near Allentown Road to investigate a reported crash involving a pedestrian and dog. Investigators say that Snead was driving along I-495 when her vehicle began to malfunction.  She then got out of th…

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Four Cats Killed In Maryland House Fire Discovered By Department Four Cats Killed In Maryland House Fire Discovered By Department
Four Cats Killed In Maryland House Fire Discovered By Department Several family pets were killed when a blaze broke out inside a Charles County home on Wednesday, the Maryland Fire Marshal announced. Crews from the Naval District Washington Fire Department were called to a Bland Drive home in Indian head shortly before 1 p.m. on Oct. 11, where there was a fire that broke out in the family's living room. It didn't take long for firefighters to get the flames under control, though it caused more than $20,000 in damage and four cats perished as a result of the fire, according to officials. The cause of the fire remains under investigation, according to the…

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11 Dead Pets Found In Home Without Smoke Alarms Installed: Maryland Fire Marshal 11 Dead Pets Found In Home Without Smoke Alarms Installed: Maryland Fire Marshal
11 Dead Pets Found In Home Without Smoke Alarms Installed: Maryland Fire Marshal Nearly a dozen pets needlessly died over the weekend when a blaze broke out in a Maryland home that previously had been provided with smoke alarms that were never installed, according to the state’s fire marshal. Shortly before 4:15 p.m. on Saturday, Feb. 4, fire crews from multiple agencies in Wicomico County were called to Giles Lane in Quantico, where there was a reported fire that sparked in the living room of an area home. It took a team of nearly three dozen firefighters from multiple agencies approximately 50 minutes to get the fire under control, though it caused an estimated $100,0…

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Cats, Dogs Killed In Christmas Day Mobile Home Fire In Maryland, Officials Say Cats, Dogs Killed In Christmas Day Mobile Home Fire In Maryland, Officials Say
Cats, Dogs Killed In Christmas Day Mobile Home Fire In Maryland, Officials Say Several family pets were killed in a fast-moving fire that left a couple displaced on Christmas Day in Maryland, officials say. Shortly after 6 p.m. on Sunday, Dec. 25, first responders from the Fruitland Volunteer Fire Company in Wicomico County were called to a mobile home on Skylar Drive, when a neighbor reported that a fire had broken out. First responders say that upon arrival, they were met with a living room fire that broke out after an electric receptacle failed and sparked the blaze. It took a team of 20 firefighters approximately 20 minutes to get the flames under control, but …

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Two Dogs Dead, One Missing From Fast-Moving Two-Alarm Maryland House Fire Two Dogs Dead, One Missing From Fast-Moving Two-Alarm Maryland House Fire
Two Dogs Dead, One Missing From Fast-Moving Two-Alarm Maryland House Fire Two dogs were killed and a third is unaccounted for after ashes from a wood stove that were improperly stored inside a plastic continue sparked a rapidly moving blaze, the Maryland State Fire Marshal announced. On Wednesday, Dec. 21, members of the Cambridge Rescue Fire Company were called to an Algonquin Road home in Cambridge, when a neighbor reported a fire that had spread from hot embers to a fence, and then to the residence. Posted by Rescue Fire Company Cambridge, MD on Wednesday, December 21, 2022 It took a team of 30 firefighters approximately 45 minutes to get the two-alarm fir…

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