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Six Victims Killed In Philadelphia Plane Crash Were Mexican Citizens, 7th Dies On Ground
The president of Mexico has confirmed that all six victims killed in the Learjet 55 crash in Northeast Philadelphia on Friday, Jan. 31 were Mexican citizens. Claudia Sheinbaum shared the following statement Saturday morning, Feb. 1 on X: I regret the death of six Mexicans in the plane crash in Philadelphia, United States. The consular authorities are in permanent contact with the families; I have asked the Ministry of Foreign Affairs to support them in whatever way is required. My solidarity with their loved ones and friends. The Learjet 55, a medical transport plane carrying six people, we…
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Crews Called Back To Battle Three-Alarm Blaze At Same Maryland Home: Fire Marshal
First responders were called to the same multi-family home in Cecil County twice overnight when a fire broke out, then rekindled, leaving some out in the cold, according to officials. Eight families were displaced by a two-alarm turned three-alarm fire in Elkton following a blaze that broke out on the deck of the dwelling late on Friday afternoon. UPDATE: 2ND ALARM TRANSMITTED. FIRE IN THE WALLS AND SPREADING #ELKTON | *APT FIRE* | 241 E MAIN ST | 3.5 STY APT BLDG. FIRE IN THE BASEMENT. | #cecilcounty #cecilfire Posted by Cecil County Fire Blog on Friday, November 8, 2024 The long…
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Two Rescued From Roofs Of Restaurants Following Downtown Maryland Building Fire
Two people had to be rescued from the roofs of Frederick County buildings on Tuesday morning when a fire broke out and damaged a pair of restaurants downtown, officials say. Shortly before 9:30 a.m. on Aug. 27, crews were called to the 100 block of North Market Street, where there was a reported fire with entrapment. Upon arrival, firefighters were met by smoke showing from the River Bar and Grill and Agave 137 Tequila Bar & Grill, both of which have apartments in the back of the building. UPDATE 10:05am | location correction: 129 N Market @ River Bar and Grill, 2 additional b…
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Family, Visiting Relatives Displaced By Loudoun County House Fire Sparked By Lightning
The thunderstorms that rolled through Loudoun County and the rest of the DMV region left a family and relatives visiting Virginia displaced after a lightning strike in the area, officials say. Shortly before 5 p.m. on Saturday, Aug. 3, first responders from multiple agencies in Virginia and Maryland responded to a home in the 15000 block of Shannondale Road in Hillsboro to investigate a reported structure fire. Upon arrival, crews were met by smoke and fire coming from the garage, which rapidly spread to the second story of the residence. Firefighters made their way into the home and were …
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Cats, Dogs, Ducks Rescued From Burning Maryland Home: Fire Marshal
Firefighters came to the aid of several family pets that found themselves in a perilous position when a Carroll County home went up in flames on Tuesday afternoon. At around 4:30 p.m. on July 30, first responders from the Sykesville Freedom District Fire Department were called to a residence on Railroad Avenue, when a passerby reported seeing flames coming from the structure. According to the Maryland Fire Marshal, firefighters rescued two dogs, two cats, and two ducks from the home, one of which had to be taken to a local vet facility by Carroll County Animal Control. At 4:28 p.…
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'Crackling Noise, Glow' On Maryland Porch Alerted Family To Fire, Investigators Say
A faulty extension cord is to blame for a Washington County fire that left a family displaced and destroyed a home in Hancock on Sunday afternoon, according to investigators. Four dozen firefighters from the Hancock Volunteer Fire Company responded at around 3 p.m. on July 21, when the occupants of a White Oak Ridge residence reported that a blaze has broken out in their home. According to the Maryland Fire Marshal, one occupant inside the home heard a crackling noise, and observed a glow outside the home, which turned out to be the flames that broke out on the front porch. The occupant wa…
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Six Displaced By Fast-Moving Fire That Tore Through Converted Maryland Apartment House
A pair of firefighters were injured and six people living in an apartment building in Washington County have been displaced by an early morning two-alarm fire, officials say. First responders were called shortly after 6 a.m. on Friday morning to South Main Street in Boonsboro, where a fire broke out in a two-story residence that had been converted into a five-unit apartment house. According to the Fire Marshal's Office, the fire started in a downstairs apartment where two people were living. Both were able to escape, but one suffered minor injuries. The occupant inside the unit where the f…
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House Fire Leaves Eight Displaced In Maryland
Eight people are displaced in Carroll County after an early morning fire broke out in their Westminster home, officials say. The American Red Cross has been called in to assist a family following a fast-moving blaze that was reported shortly before 5 a.m. on Green Street on Monday, March 18. Posted by Carroll Fire News, Maryland on Monday, March 18, 2024 The fire - which was reported by the occupants of the home and neighbors - started on the front porch, investigators said, though the cause remains under investigation. A crew of 45 firefighters from the Westminster Volunteer…
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8-Year-Old Boy Killed, 2 Critical Following Massive Maryland Townhouse Blaze
UPDATE: The 22-year-old man and 13-year-old girl hospitalized following the fire have been pronounced dead, officials confirmed Thursday, Feb. 29. Click here for more. ------------------- An 8-year-old boy was killed and two other residents are in critical condition after a row of townhouses in Maryland went up in flames overnight Tuesday, Feb. 27, authorities confirmed. Baltimore City firefighters responded to battle the blaze on the 3400 block of E. Lombard Street in Southeast Baltimore and found both levels of the brick building smoking and billowing with heavy flames. Crews immediatel…
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Fire May Have Been Caused By Homeless Seeking Refuge In Maryland Shed, Investigators Say
A shed fire behind a row of townhouses in Cecil County caused hundreds of thousands of dollars in damage and left 10 people in two homes displaced, officials say. In Elkton, crews were called to Mallard Court at around 12:45 a.m. on Sunday morning, to battle a blaze that broke out in the back of a property and spread to two neighboring homes. The fire caused an estimated $500,000 in damages, and left 10 people displaced who are being assisted by friends and the American Red Cross. It took firefighters approximately an hour to get the flames knocked down. Other nearby homes also sustained m…
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Child Credited With Saving Herself, Dog From Harford County Bedroom Blaze
An 11-year-old girl is being credited with getting herself and a dog out of a Harford County home when a fire broke out in her bedroom on Thursday afternoon. First responders from the Aberdeen Fire Department and nearby agencies were called shortly before 3:15 p.m. on Feb. 8 to a home on Cornell Street, where there was a reported fire inside the child's room following an electrical failure. According to the Maryland Fire Marshal, the girl discovered the fire in her bedroom and was able to call 911. She then got herself and the family's dog out while waiting for the fire department to …
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Fire Crews Battle Tricky Blaze, Bitter Cold In Carroll County
Fire crews in Carroll County had to contend with difficult conditions on Sunday night as they battled a trick blaze in Westminster. Dozens of members were called to a home in the 1700 block of Sykesville Road south of Westminster shortly after 5:30 p.m. on Jan. 21, where they were met by smoke showing and a fire in the attic of a two-story residence, officials say. Sunday evening fire damages Westminster Home: Over 60 Carroll County firefighters with 20 pieces of firefighting... Posted by Kevin Earl Dayhoff on Monday, January 22, 2024 For hours, they battled sub-zero temperatures, …
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Families Displaced By Three-Alarm Baltimore County Apartment Fire Days Before Christmas
Several families were displaced days before Christmas in Baltimore County when a three-alarm fire tore through an apartment and left them out in the cold. At least one person had to be rescued by fire crews who were called to the Tuscany Woods Apartment fire in Windsor Mill that broke out shortly after 6 a.m. on Wednesday morning on East Bend Court. WINDSOR MILL EAST BEND CT 3 ALARM FIRE. FIRE THROUGH THE ROOF @PVFC32 @ArbutusVFD — Baltimore Co. Volunteer Firefighter’s Association (@BaltCoVolFire) December 20, 2023 Investigators said that they were met at the building by flames coming…
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Pets Perish, Families Displaced By Fast-Moving Apartment Building Blaze: Maryland Fire Marshal
Several pets were killed and multiple residents were displaced when a fast-moving blaze tore through an apartment housing several families, the Maryland Fire Marshal announced. Early on Friday morning, crews from several agencies, led by the Rawlings Volunteer Fire Department, were called to a two-story home in Allegany County when a fire broke out and rapidly spread to adjacent units. Jarring images from the scene were shared by the Rawlings Fire Department on social media. Thank you to all the mutual aid that showed up today we couldn’t have done it without you! Posted by Rawlings V…
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Massive Fire In Chester Co. Calls Fire Depts. Across PA, MD (
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A fire tore through downtown Oxford overnight on Wednesday, Sept. 13, displacing dozens and devastating multiple buildings, according to Borough leadership. The blaze broke out on South Third Street between Market and Hodgson streets around 11:30 p.m., affecting six buildings in the Borough’s historic downtown, officials said in a statement. Please pray for Oxford Borough and those effected! Main street(S. Third, Market to Hodgson Street) buildings and... Posted by Nedra Herman on Thursday, September 14, 2023 The buildings are mixed-use with commercial space on the first floor and re…
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Massive Fire Guts Maryland Home, Displaces Family Of Four (
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No injuries were reported, but a massive fire tore through a Montgomery County home, leaving it uninhabitable authorities say. First responders in Gaithersburg were met by flames showing through the roof of a Rosewood Manor Lane home on Thursday afternoon when they were called to help battle a fast-moving blaze that left the house with extensive damage. The residents were able to escape the home safely, though a firefighter suffered a minor injury while extinguishing the flames, officials said. MCFRS - 7400 Blk Rosewood Manor Lane - Single family House/Attic fire- Initial Assignment &…
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Doorbell Camera Alert Helps Pair Escape Maryland House Fire (
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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…
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Lightning Strike Sparks Two-Alarm Fire In MD; Dozens Displaced (
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More than two dozen people were displaced overnight and a pair of cats are reported missing after a lightning strike led to a massive two-alarm fire in Harford County that led to a partial collapse of a condo. Approximately 75 firefighters from multiple agencies were called late on Monday night to a condominium complex in the 1300 block of Sheridan Place in Bel Air, prompting a mass exodus of residents who flooded out of the building, officials said. #BELAIR | *2ND ALARM* | 1311 SHERIDAN PL | 3STY GARDEN STYLE APARTMENT BUILDING - HEAVY FIRE FROM ROOF #BREAKING #HarfordCounty — Harford …
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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…
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'Historic' Howard House In Heart Of MD Town Damaged By Three-Alarm Fire
Crews from several states came together over the weekend to contain a “stubborn” three-alarm fire that spread to the site of the former famed Howard House in Elkton. Upwards of 100 firefighters from Cecil County, neighboring states and jurisdictions came together at approximately 5:30 p.m. on Sunday, May 21, to battle a blaze that broke out in the heart of town and refused to go down quietly, according to the Maryland Fire Marshal’s Office. On Sunday afternoon, crews were called to West Main Street, at the intersection of North Street, where there was a fast moving fire that was quickly up…
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Townhomes Damaged By Three-Alarm Fire In Edgewood (
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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…
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Dogs Killed, Family Displaced By Two-Alarm Washington County Barn Blaze: Fire Marshal
Two dogs were killed in a massive two-alarm barn fire that caused massive damage to a Washington County property on Friday night. Shortly after 8:15 p.m. on Friday, Feb. 3, members of the Sharpsburg Fire Department were called to Mansfield Road in Keedysville, where a neighbor reported a barn fire that had broken out, officials said. It took a team of nearly five dozen firefighters approximately 90 minutes to get the flames under control, but not before it caused an estimated $150,000 ($100,000 to the structure, $50,000 to its contents) in damage, according to the Office of the Maryland Fir…
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Heroic 11-Year-Old Boy Rescues Baby Sister From Burning Maryland Home, Officials Say
One Maryland family will be thankful for their brave 11-year-old son this Thanksgiving after he risked it all to save his baby sister from a burning apartment, the Office of the State Fire Marshal said. In Wicomico County, shortly after 6 p.m., first responders were dispatched to a stretch of Jersey Road in Salisbury, where there was a reported blaze that broke out in one of the apartment units, setting off smoke alarms that allowed the occupants to escape. Two of eight units at the complex were rendered uninhabitable following the fire, but true tragedy was averted thanks to the quick-thin…
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Infant, Three Adults Displaced As Kitchen Fire Destroys Maryland Home, Officials Say
Authorities say that a manufactured home in Maryland was completely destroyed by an afternoon fire on Monday, Nov. 14. First responders from the Joppa-Magnolia Volunteer Fire company responded shortly after 1:30 p.m. on Monday afternoon to Sinsko Lane in Joppa, where there was a reported kitchen fire that rapidly spread, according to a spokesperson for the Office of the State Fire Marshal. The fire destroyed a home on Sinsko Lane in Joppa.Office of The State Fire Marshal via Joppa-Magnolia VFC Officials said that it took a team of more than three dozen firefighters approximately a half …
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Maryland Apartment Complex Blaze Causes $250K In Damages: State Fire Marshal
More than a dozen people in Maryland were displaced by an early morning weekend blaze that was reported in a two-story apartment complex in Charles County, the state fire marshal announced. At approximately 3:15 a.m. on Sunday, Nov. 13, a fire was discovered in the 4000 block of Indian Head Highway in Indian Head by guards of the Indian Head Naval Support Facility, officials said. According to the fire marshal, the blaze originated in the attic of an apartment complex, though it is unclear what sparked the flames on Sunday morning. It took a team of 30 members of the Indian Head Volunteer …
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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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Two Displaced By Overnight Maryland Attic Fire Causing Thousands In Damages
A Maryland homeowner is facing thousands of dollars worth of repairs after an overnight attic blaze broke out in Allegany County. Shortly after 12:45 a.m. on Tuesday, Oct. 18, a team of 50 firefighters from the Frostburg Volunteer Fire Department responded to a home on Old National Pike in Frostburg when a passerby reported flames coming from the attic of a nearby home. Upon arrival at the one-story, single-family home, the Maryland Fire Marshal said firefighters took approximately an hour to get the fire under control, but not before it gutted the attic. In total, the marshal said that t…
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Dog Dies In Maryland Trailer Blaze, Fire Marshal Says
A dog was killed in Maryland when a fast-moving blaze broke out in a Washington County trailer, according to the Office of the Maryland State Fire Marshal. Late on Sunday, Oct. 9, members of the Fairplay Volunteer Fire Department responded to Sharpsburg Pike in Boonsboro, when a resident living in the trailer reported a fire in the area of the front porch steps. It took a team of more than five dozen firefighters just 10 minutes to get the flames under control, but not before it caused $30,000 ($20,000 to the structure, $10,000 to its contents) in damage. A dog also died during the fire,…
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Adult, Two Minors Displaced After Discarded Smoking Material Leads To Maryland Townhouse Fire
A family of three was displaced from their La Plata home when an accidental fire broke out when smoking materials were haphazardly discarded, according to the Maryland State Fire Marshal. Members of the La Plata Volunteer Fire Department were dispatched to a Patient Court home shortly after 12:15 p.m. on Thursday, Aug. 25, for a reported fire on the outside of an area townhouse. Officials said that a team of 20 firefighters was able to quickly control the fire in five minutes, but it caused $5,000 in damages to the structure. A woman and two minors were displaced as a result of the …
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Frederick County Family Displaced After Early Morning House Fire
Dozens of firefighters were on hand to help knock down an early morning fire that unexpectedly broke out in a Frederick County home and rapidly spread, displacing a family. A house fire was reported shortly before 3:30 a.m. on Friday, Aug. 12 in the 4200 block of Ed McClain Road in Monrovia inside a single-family home, according to officials. Upon arrival, firefighters said that they located a fire showing from the back porch which worked its way up to the roof and attic space. Officials said that it took a crew of 50 firefighters approximately 45 minutes to get the fire under control and …
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Massive Tree Lands On Maryland House, Sparking Blaze That Finishes The Job: Fire Marshal
A massive tree that uprooted and landed on a Wicomico County home sparked a quick-moving fire that brought the rest of the residence to the ground, the Maryland State Fire Marshal said. An accidental fire ignited in the exterior of an Emerson Avenue home in Salisbury shortly before 10:30 p.m. on Wednesday, July 27, tearing through the wooden frame, after the fallen tree landed on the house. The downed tree caused significant damage to the property before the fire started from power lines coming into the home, causing flames to spread, bringing down the house. It took a team of 30 firefight…
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