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Smoke Alarm Saves Elderly Woman As Maryland Home Is Destroyed In Predawn Blaze: Fire Marshal Smoke Alarm Saves Elderly Woman As Maryland Home Is Destroyed In Predawn Blaze: Fire Marshal
Smoke Alarm Saves Elderly Woman As Maryland Home Is Destroyed In Predawn Blaze: Fire Marshal Fire, wind, and darkness closed in on a 71-year-old Maryland woman early Tuesday, but a smoke alarm gave her the seconds she needed to escape her Harford County home alive. A two-story single-family home was destroyed by a fast-moving blaze in Whiteford that was reported around 3:19 a.m. on Dec. 30, according to the Maryland State Fire Marshal. Deputy State Fire Marshals stated that the fire broke out at a home in the 4100 block of Prospect Road, where a smoke alarm activated, alerting the homeowner as flames spread through the residence. The woman, who was the sole occupant, told investig…

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Police & Fire
Hero Neighbors Charge Into Burning Maryland Home To Save Trapped Seniors: Fire Marshal Hero Neighbors Charge Into Burning Maryland Home To Save Trapped Seniors: Fire Marshal
Hero Neighbors Charge Into Burning Maryland Home To Save Trapped Seniors: Fire Marshal Two seniors were pulled to safety by quick-thinking neighbors after a fast-moving garage fire erupted at their Maryland home on Saturday afternoon, officials said. The accidental house fire broke out around 4:15 p.m. on Saturday, Dec. 20, inside a two-story single-family residence in the 200 block of Suitland Place in Abingdon, according to the state Fire Marshal's Office. Investigators said neighbors first noticed light smoke coming from the home’s garage, which quickly intensified.  A neighbor and another resident rushed to the house, knocked on the door, and alerted the occupants b…

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Hero Maryland Teen Saves Siblings From Fiery Air Fryer Blaze In DMV: Officials Hero Maryland Teen Saves Siblings From Fiery Air Fryer Blaze In DMV: Officials
Hero Maryland Teen Saves Siblings From Fiery Air Fryer Blaze In DMV: Officials A 14-year-old Maryland girl is being praised for keeping her cool under pressure and getting her younger siblings to safety after a kitchen fire broke out while the kids were home alone. Shortly after 12:20 p.m. on Tuesday, July 15, crews were called to a townhouse fire on the 600 block of Burlington Court in Edgewood, according to the Maryland State Fire Marshal. Investigators said the fire started in the kitchen of the two-story middle-unit townhouse while three children were cooking French fries in an air fryer with no adults home. The 14-year-old began to smell smoke and went to invest…

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by Zak Failla