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John Deere Recalling 150K+ Compact Utility Tractors For Faulty Brakes: CPSC John Deere Recalling 150K+ Compact Utility Tractors For Faulty Brakes: CPSC
John Deere Recalling 150K+ Compact Utility Tractors For Faulty Brakes: Cpsc Nearly 150,000 John Deere vehicles that were sold nationwide are subject to a recall due to faulty brakes that can create a potential crash hazard, the US Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) is cautioning.  This week, the company announced a massive recall involving multiple models of their "Compact Utility Tractors," which may have a front bell crank in the brake linkage that can fail, resulting in the tractor losing its ability to stop.  The recall, impacting an estimated 147,900 tractors, was announced on Sept. 26.  To date, there have been four reports of brakes fa…

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by Zak Failla
Business
Company Recalling 866K Spa Pumps Sold Nationwide That Pose Injury Risk, Caused Fatal Fire: CPSC Company Recalling 866K Spa Pumps Sold Nationwide That Pose Injury Risk, Caused Fatal Fire: CPSC
Company Recalling 866K Spa Pumps Sold Nationwide That Pose Injury Risk, Caused Fatal Fire: Cpsc Hundreds of thousands of AirJet and HydroJet Spa Pumps sold across the country are subject to a recall due to a fire hazard that resulted in at least one death, according to the Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC).  This week, CSPC and Hong Kong-based Bestway International announced that they are recalling approximately 866,000 pumps that can overheat, causing its plastic housing to ignite, increasing the risk of fire or injury. CPSC says that there have been at least three fires reportedly involving the spa pumps, including one that led to a massive house fire in January 2024 in…

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by Zak Failla
Police & Fire
'Popping' BMW Ignites, Causes $150K In Damages To Harford County Home, Fire Marshal Says 'Popping' BMW Ignites, Causes $150K In Damages To Harford County Home, Fire Marshal Says
'Popping' BMW Ignites, Causes $150K In Damages To Harford County Home, Fire Marshal Says A Harford County homeowner acted quickly when his BMW unexpectedly caught fire, but not before the flames rapidly spread to the rest of the garage, according to the Maryland State Fire Marshal. Officials say that a Locus Lane resident in Bel Air was home at approximately 11:30 a.m. on Tuesday, March 7, when he heard a “popping sound” coming from his garage. Further investigation found smoke coming from under the hood of a 2014 BMW 582i, which he attempted to push out of the garage, but it quickly spread from under the hood and out of control. He and his adult daughter were able to safely e…

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by Zak Failla
Police & Fire
Aggressive Post-Christmas Carroll County Blaze Causes $300K In Damage, Fire Marshal Says Aggressive Post-Christmas Carroll County Blaze Causes $300K In Damage, Fire Marshal Says
Aggressive Post-Christmas Carroll County Blaze Causes $300K In Damage, Fire Marshal Says A Carroll County home suffered extensive damage when an early-morning fire broke out on Tuesday morning. Shortly before 7:30 a.m. on Tuesday, Dec. 27, a passerby alerted first responders from the Westminster Volunteer Fire Department of a blaze that sent smoke billowing through the air emanating from a two-story home on Bachmans Valley Road in Westminster. Officials say that it took more than six dozen firefighters less than a half-hour to get the flames under control, but not before it caused hundreds of thousands of dollars in damage to the property. They made note that a smoke alarm wa…

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by Zak Failla
Police & Fire
Five Cats, Dog Killed In Early Morning Maryland Fire Five Cats, Dog Killed In Early Morning Maryland Fire
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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by Zak Failla
Police & Fire
Barn Built In 1860 Burned To The Ground In Maryland; Livestock Escape Safely, Fire Marshal Says Barn Built In 1860 Burned To The Ground In Maryland; Livestock Escape Safely, Fire Marshal Says
Barn Built In 1860 Burned To The Ground In Maryland; Livestock Escape Safely, Fire Marshal Says A barn that has stood in Maryland for more than 150 years was burned to the ground, though all animals inside were able to escape safely, according to the Office of the State Fire Marshal. In Allegany County, shortly before 9 a.m. on Monday, Nov. 21, a crew of 20 firefighters from the Flintstone Fire Department responded to a home on Black Valley Road NE in Flintstone, when a passerby reported a fire that was in progress. Upon arrival, officials say that they found a wood-frame barn that was built in 1860 up in flames. It took an estimated 30 minutes to get the flames under control, but n…

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by Zak Failla
Police & Fire
Fast-Moving Blaze Devastates Single-Family Maryland Home: Fire Marshal Fast-Moving Blaze Devastates Single-Family Maryland Home: Fire Marshal
Fast-Moving Blaze Devastates Single-Family Maryland Home: Fire Marshal An investigation has been launched by the Office of the Maryland State Fire Marshal after a dwelling burned down overnight in Dorchester County. First responders from the Vienna Volunteer Fire Company in Cambridge were called to Griffith Neck Road shortly before 11 p.m. on Thursday, Nov. 3, when a neighbor reported a fire that broke out in a vacant two-story home. Officials say that it took a team of nearly two dozen firefighters approximately a half hour to get the flames under control, but not before it caused an estimated $40,000 ($25,000 to the structure, $15,000 to its contents) in dam…

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by Zak Failla
Police & Fire
Officials Investigating Intentionally Set Fire That Caused $100,000 In Damage In Maryland Officials Investigating Intentionally Set Fire That Caused $100,000 In Damage In Maryland
Officials Investigating Intentionally Set Fire That Caused $100,000 In Damage In Maryland Police are investigating an intentional fire that was set in a vacant Maryland dwelling overnight. In Somerset County, Shortly after 2:30 a.m. on Wednesday, Oct. 12, members of the Crisfield Volunteer Fire Department responded to a home on North Third Street when a neighbor reported a fire in an area dwelling. According to the Office of the Maryland State Fire Marshal, it took nearly three dozen firefighters upwards of an hour and a half to get the blaze under control, though no injuries were reported. The fire caused an estimated $100,000 ($95,000 to the structure, $5,000 to its contents…

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by Zak Failla
Police & Fire
Fast-Moving Blaze Causes $200K In Damage To Maryland Home: Fire Marshal Fast-Moving Blaze Causes $200K In Damage To Maryland Home: Fire Marshal
Fast-Moving Blaze Causes $200K In Damage To Maryland Home: Fire Marshal An early-morning weekend fire in Maryland proved tricky to knock down and will be costly for a homeowner after it caused hundreds of thousands of dollars in damages, officials said. Two dozen firefighters from the Ridgely Volunteer Fire Company in Caroline County were dispatched shortly before 4:30 a.m. on Saturday, Oct. 1, when there was a reported house fire on Park Avenue in Ridgely. The fire tore through parts of the two-story home, and it took crews approximately 45 minutes to get the blaze under control, according to the Maryland State Fire Marshal. It caused an estimated $200,000 …

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by Zak Failla
Police & Fire
Garage Fire Causes $150K In Damage For Maryland Homeowners, Four Displaced, Officials Say Garage Fire Causes $150K In Damage For Maryland Homeowners, Four Displaced, Officials Say
Garage Fire Causes $150K In Damage For Maryland Homeowners, Four Displaced, Officials Say A fire that broke out inside the garage of a Maryland home caused extensive damage before firefighters in Cecil County could quickly corral the flames and get the blaze under control. Shortly before 2:15 p.m. on Wednesday, Sept. 28, the Office of the State Fire Marshal said that members of the Singerly Fire Company responded to a reported blaze that was reported by a neighbor on Elkton Boulevard in Elkton. It took a team of 35 firefighters approximately 15 minutes to get the flames knocked down, but not before it caused an estimated $150,000 ($100,000 to the structure, $50,000 to its conten…

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by Zak Failla
Police & Fire
Cats, Dogs Rescued By Neighbors When Bathroom Fire Breaks Out In Maryland Home Cats, Dogs Rescued By Neighbors When Bathroom Fire Breaks Out In Maryland Home
Cats, Dogs Rescued By Neighbors When Bathroom Fire Breaks Out In Maryland Home Quick-acting neighbors in a Maryland community were able to rescue several dogs and cats when a fire broke out in a Harford County home on Tuesday afternoon. Shortly after 1 p.m. on Tuesday, Sept. 27, a crew of more than two dozen members of the Joppa-Magnolia Volunteer Fire Company responded to a Tanglewood Court home in Joppa after being alerted to a smoky condition by a neighbor. According to the Maryland State Fire Marshal, the fire was contained to a bathroom in the residence, which sustained "significant smoke, soot, and water damage throughout the home.” The blaze caused approximate…

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by Zak Failla
Police & Fire
'Incendiary' Fire Under Investigation In Maryland Days After Homeowner Notices Scorched Fence 'Incendiary' Fire Under Investigation In Maryland Days After Homeowner Notices Scorched Fence
'Incendiary' Fire Under Investigation In Maryland Days After Homeowner Notices Scorched Fence An intentionally set fire is under investigation more than a week later after a homeowner noticed that a fence outside the residence had been scorched in Maryland, the fire marshal announced. An alert was issued by the Maryland State Fire Marshal on Monday, Sept. 12 in the 7900 block of Barclay Place in Charles County after a homeowner alerted officials to a fire that torched a gate leading into a White Plains yard. The fire was reportedly set in the afternoon of Saturday, Sept. 3, but it took the homeowner several days to report it to officials. In total, the intentional fire caused appro…

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by Zak Failla
Police & Fire
New Information Released, Some Still Without Power After Maryland High-Rise Fire New Information Released, Some Still Without Power After Maryland High-Rise Fire
New Information Released, Some Still Without Power After Maryland High-Rise Fire Many residents and their pets are still without power and several dozen are displaced after an electrical fire broke out in a residential building in Rockville, authorities say. The two-alarm blaze broke out at the high-rise building in the 10101 block of Grosvenor Place around 12:45 p.m., Thursday, Aug. 25, causing almost $1 million in damages, according to Montgomery County Fire officials. Update 8/26 - Many residents (& pets) in North Tower of 10101 Grosvenor Pl still w/o power & may be for an extended period of time. Power has been restored to hundreds of Apts in South tower…

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by Annie DeVoe
Police & Fire
Expensive Early Morning Maryland Garage Fire Under Investigation Expensive Early Morning Maryland Garage Fire Under Investigation
Expensive Early Morning Maryland Garage Fire Under Investigation Fire investigators in Maryland declared a garage in Cecil County a complete loss after an early morning blaze broke out in Colora, authorities announced. Shortly before 4 a.m. on Friday, Aug. 19, a 20-foot by 20-foot wood-framed garage in the 2500 block of Liberty Road went up in flames, according to the Office of the Maryland State Fire Marshal, though it remains unclear what caused it. A crew of 20 firefighters from the Community Fire Company of Rising Sun took an estimated half-hour to get the flames under control, but the blaze caused approximately $20,000 in damage to the destroyed gar…

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by Zak Failla
Police & Fire
Five Displaced In Massive Maryland Townhouse Blaze Causing $750K In Damages: Fire Marshal Five Displaced In Massive Maryland Townhouse Blaze Causing $750K In Damages: Fire Marshal
Five Displaced In Massive Maryland Townhouse Blaze Causing $750K In Damages: Fire Marshal Five were displaced in Maryland as a roaring two-alarm fire ripped through a pair of neighboring townhouses in Cecil County, according to the Office of the State Fire Marshal. Shortly before 4:45 p.m. on Thursday, Aug. 18, members of the Singerly Volunteer Fire Company responded to Whitetail Way in Elkton, when a massive fire was reported by a homeowner, who spotted the fire outside the residence. The fire was reported in part of the Persimmon Creek Townhomes community off Fletchwood Road near the Delaware state line. It took a team of 50 firefighters an estimated 45 minutes to get the fir…

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by Zak Failla