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Townhouse fire
Germantown, MD
Police & Fire
Man Rescued From Back Deck After Car Fire Explodes Into Germantown Townhouse: Officials
A vehicle fire spread to a Maryland townhouse Tuesday evening, prompting a second alarm response and displacing three adults, officials said. Montgomery County Fire and Rescue Service crews were dispatched at 6:05 p.m. on Tuesday, Feb. 17, to the 20800 block of Gaelic Court in Germantown for a reported vehicle fire, according to spokesperson David Pazos. Crews arrived to find fire extending from the vehicle into the townhouse, prompting an additional alarm. One man had to be rescued from a back deck during the incident. All three adult residents were accounted for and were not injured…
Springfield, VA
Police & Fire
Smoking Materials Spark Springfield Fire That Displaced Family, Damaged Three Homes (
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Improperly discarded smoking materials were to blame for a massive, nearly $1 million, two-alarm fire in Virginia that left a family displaced. Fairfax County Fire and Rescue crews were called at around 2:30 p.m. on Monday, Sept. 22, to the 6200 block of Levi Court in Springfield, where there was a reported townhouse fire, officials said. Upon arrival, crews were met by flames showing from a middle unit townhouse with smoke billowing through the area. Video of firefighters battling the blaze can be viewed here. Firefighters were able to get the fire under control after a second alarm was …
Oxon Hill, MD
Police & Fire
Woman Pulled From Oxon Hill Townhouse Fire Dies: Officials
A devastating townhouse fire in Oxon Hill claimed the life of an elderly woman Tuesday night, prompting fire officials to return to the area to provide free smoke alarms and fire safety education. Prince George’s County Fire and Rescue crews responded to the 6100 block of Brandyhall Court shortly before 7 p.m. on Jan. 28 after receiving reports of a fire. Upon arrival, officials say crews found flames showing from the second floor of a three-story, middle-unit townhouse. Firefighters quickly worked to extinguish the blaze, but an 84-year-old woman was found with critical injuries ins…
Bowie, MD
Police & Fire
Child, Adult Rescued From Second Floor As Crews Battle Townhouse Fire In Prince George’s County
An adult and a child were rescued and taken to a nearby hospital as emergency crews battled an early morning townhouse fire in Prince George’s County on Wednesday, Feb. 14. The blaze broke out on the 100 block of Swiss Gap Road in Largo around 8 a.m., the Prince George’s County Fire/EMS Department said. Crews rescued the pair from the second floor using a ladder before taking them to a nearby hospital for treatment of minor injuries. Townhouse Fire w/ Rescues, 8:01am, 100 Blk Swiss Gap Rd, Largo. PGFD arrived to find fire on the 2nd floor. 1 adult and 1 child rescued on the 2nd floor b…
Bel Air, MD
Police & 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…
Bel Air, MD
Police & Fire
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…
Bedford, NY
Police & Fire
House Fire Tears Up Walls, Ceiling Of Bedford Hills Townhouse
A late-night fire caused severe damage to a townhouse in Northern Westchester. The fire happened on Tuesday, Jan. 10, around 11 p.m. when firefighters in Bedford Hills responded to a blaze within the walls of a four-story middle-of-the-row townhouse in the Lake Marie Lane Complex, according to the Bedford Hills Fire Department. Soon, firefighters began knocking down walls and opening up ceilings in the building to put the fire out, which they were able to do without much water. Because the fire was brought under control so quickly, it prevented more extensive damage to the building, fi…
Paterson, NJ
News
Firefighters KO Hawthorne Townhouse Blaze
Hawthorne firefighters kept a heavy blaze from doing even more damage to a local townhouse complex Friday night. The two-alarm fire broke out in the middle unit of the three-story wood-frame townhouse on Metro Vista Drive at Alana Drive around 7:45 p.m. and quickly traveled up the walls, responders said. Flames were running the rear wall from the first to the third floor and across the deck, they said. Despite heavy winds and exposure concerns, firefighters contained the blaze to the single unit and stopped it from spreading to the attic. Firefighters contained the blaze to the singl…
