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Firefighters Extinguish Maryland Electrical Fire, Return Hours Later To Raging Blaze
They thought they had put the fire out.
Hours later, a Maryland home was engulfed in flames.
The strange sequence began shortly after 9 p.m. on Friday, Aug. 28, when a resident on Walnut Lane in Elkton reported smoke inside the attic, according to the Maryland State Fire Marshal.
Firefighters arrived at approximately 9:08 p.m. and found a small, smoldering fire involving the home's electrical system.
Crews quickly extinguished it, secured power to the three-story home, and eventually cleared the scene.
Then, less than eight hours later, came another 911 call.
At 4:55 a.m. on Saturday, A…
