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Five Cats, Dog Killed In Early Morning Maryland Fire
Several family pets died in an early morning house fire that broke out on Monday in Maryland, officials announced.
In Cecil County, first responders from the Water Witch Fire Company were dispatched shortly after 5:15 a.m. on Monday, Dec. 5 to the 100 block of Rock Spring Road in Conowingo, when a neighbor reported smoke and fire that had broken out in an area home.
According to investigators, it took a crew of 50 firefighters approximately an hour to get the fire under control, but not before it caused an estimated $250,000 ($200,000 to the structure, $50,000 to its contents) in damages.
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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,…