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$700K Lost In Massive Garage Fire At Maryland Home, Officials Say $700K Lost In Massive Garage Fire At Maryland Home, Officials Say
$700K Lost In Massive Garage Fire At Maryland Home, Officials Say A devastating fire tore through a large attached garage in Maryland, destroying $700,000 worth of property, officials said. The blaze erupted shortly before 11:30 a.m. on Sunday, March 2, at a single-family home on Sennett Road, according to the Maryland State Fire Marshal. Fire investigators said the fire started on a workbench inside the 40' x 80' garage, where several electronic appliances and lithium-ion batteries were stored. By the time more than two dozen firefighters from the Denton Volunteer Fire Company brought the fire under control 40 minutes later, the garage had been complete…

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Police Identify 31-Year-Old Woman Killed Crashing Into Maryland Home (UPDATED) Police Identify 31-Year-Old Woman Killed Crashing Into Maryland Home (UPDATED)
Police Identify 31-Year-Old Woman Killed Crashing Into Maryland Home (Updated) New details have been released by the Prince George's County Police Department after a woman was killed crashing into an area home late last week.  Nancy Velasquez, 31, has been identified as the driver who struck a home in the 7300 block of Allentown Road around 1 p.m. on Friday, Jan. 3 in Fort Washington to investigate a single-vehicle collision that left a woman inside the vehicle with critical injuries. The Fort Washington native was pronounced dead at the scene by paramedics. No one inside the home was injured, according to the Prince George’s County Police Department. Inve…

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Woman Killed After Car Crashes Into Maryland Home (DEVELOPING) Woman Killed After Car Crashes Into Maryland Home (DEVELOPING)
Woman Killed After Car Crashes Into Maryland Home (Developing) A woman was killed Friday afternoon when a car crashed into a home in Prince George's County, police said. Officers responded to the 7300 block of Allentown Road around 1 p.m. in Fort Washington to investigate a single-vehicle collision that left a woman inside the vehicle with critical injuries. She was pronounced dead at the scene. No one inside the home was injured, according to the Prince George’s County Police Department. Investigators are working to determine the cause of the crash.  Allentown Road remains closed between Lanham Lane and Webster Lane as of 2 p.m. on Friday as t…

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Butcher Shop, Century-Old Home Destroyed By Two-Alarm Blaze: Maryland Fire Marshal Butcher Shop, Century-Old Home Destroyed By Two-Alarm Blaze: Maryland Fire Marshal
Butcher Shop, Century-Old Home Destroyed By Two-Alarm Blaze: Maryland Fire Marshal Nearly a million dollars in damage was caused when a butcher shop fire spread to a home of a vacant home that has stood for more than a century in Maryland, officials say. First responders were called shortly before 2 p.m. on Wednesday, Aug. 21, to the 5000 block of Stone Boundary Road in Cambridge, where the owner of a butcher shop reported a fire that rapidly spread to nearby structures. According to the Office of the Maryland Fire Marshal, the fire originated inside the Dorchester County butcher shop while the owner was working inside, and embers landed on the cedar shingles of the vacan…

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Driver Slams Vehicle Through Maryland Home (DEVELOPING) Driver Slams Vehicle Through Maryland Home (DEVELOPING)
Driver Slams Vehicle Through Maryland Home (Developing) A driver suffered critical injuries after driving through a Prince George's County home late on Tuesday afternoon. First responders were called shortly before 5:15 p.m. on Aug. 6 to the 3100 block of Church Street in Glenarden, where there was a possible collapse reported when a minivan smashed into an area home. Upon arrival, members of the Prince George's County Fire/EMS Department found a vehicle inside a single-family home with the driver trapped inside. One person was extricated from the scene and rushed to an area hospital with what were described as life-threatening injuries.  …

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by Zak Failla