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Flames Tear Through Maryland Home On Brink Of Completion, Officials Say Flames Tear Through Maryland Home On Brink Of Completion, Officials Say
Flames Tear Through Maryland Home On Brink Of Completion, Officials Say A Maryland home that was just weeks away from completion has been severely damaged in a fire, leaving behind extensive smoke, soot, and water damage, officials announced. Firefighters rushed to a single-family home in the 1700 block of Glenville Road in Havre De Grace at around 3:15 p.m. on Tuesday, March 18, after a neighbor spotted flames outside the property, according to the Maryland State Fire Marshal. The house, which was in its final stages of renovation, had just undergone floor staining earlier that morning. By the time firefighters arrived, flames had engulfed the exterior. Crews…

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by Zak Failla
Business
Son Determined To Keep Late Mother’s Shop Alive After Apartment Fire In Maryland Son Determined To Keep Late Mother’s Shop Alive After Apartment Fire In Maryland
Son Determined To Keep Late Mother’s Shop Alive After Apartment Fire In Maryland A Harford County business owner is once again picking up the pieces after tragedy struck—this time in the form of a devastating fire that has forced the closure of Olivia’s Shop in Bel Air. In the early hours of Friday, Feb. 14, a fire tore through the two-story building on Conowingo Road, with Olivia’s Shop on the first floor and an apartment above it.  Investigators determined the fire started in a bedroom when a space heater ignited nearby combustibles. A 7-year-old boy became an instant hero, waking his sleeping mother after spotting the flames, and allowing the family to escape, thoug…

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Police & Fire
Fire Displaces Dozens Of Patients From Perry Point VA Medical Center In Maryland Fire Displaces Dozens Of Patients From Perry Point VA Medical Center In Maryland
Fire Displaces Dozens Of Patients From Perry Point VA Medical Center In Maryland Dozens of patients at the Perry Point VA Medical Center in Maryland were displaced overnight by a blaze that broke out in the building, according to the Fire Marshal. Multiple agencies were called at around 7 p.m. on Wednesday night to Building 23H when an accidental fire broke out on the roof. Investigators say that the building's generator was tested earlier in the day, and it was determined that the hot surface of the exhaust pipe ignited the roofing material adjacent to the pipe.  Engine 512 & Tower 5 are assisting Perry Point Fire Department with a fire at the …

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Police & Fire
Residents Rescued From Roof Of Maryland House Fire Residents Rescued From Roof Of Maryland House Fire
Residents Rescued From Roof Of Maryland House Fire Some residents had to be rescued in Washington County on Saturday morning when a house fire broke out in Hagerstown, officials say. Crews were called shortly before 10:30 a.m. on Oct. 19 to the 200 block of Prospect Avenue where there was a smoke detector that activated inside an area row home. Upon arrival, firefighters rescued occupants from the roof of the residence and were able to knock down the flames and contain them to two of the nine units within the row, though others sustained smoke and water damage. From today’s fire in Hagerstown. Posted by Longmeadow Vol. Fire Co. on …

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by Zak Failla