A fire broke out in an Aberdeen home on Saturday after a 4-year-old child attempted to bake a cake in the middle of the night.
Just after 1 a.m. Saturday morning, emergency personnel were dispatched to the 400 block of Holly Drive in Aberdeen for a reported dwelling fire in a two-story, middle-of-group townhouse.
The occupant of the home and three of her children were asleep when she awoke to smoke and discovered a fire on top of the stove in the kitchen. The woman and her four children were able to escape safely. The fire subsequently spread throughout the kitchen.
The cause of the fire was blamed on the woman’s 4-year-old child, who attempted to make a cake on the stove.
Twenty-five firefighters from the Aberdeen Fire Department, assisted by Aberdeen Proving Ground and Susquehanna Hose Company, responded to the single-alarm fire and had it under control within 5 minutes. Investigators commend the fire department for a quick response and being able to contain the fire to the kitchen only.
The Office of the State Fire Marshal estimated the fire caused $5,000 in damage to the home and another $2,000 in damage to its contents. There were no injuries reported.
Heavy soot damage was present throughout the home. The family is being assisted by Harford County Disaster Assistance.
Send him up to Uncle Jerrys for meatballs next time.
Uncle Jerry Scarborough the dog killer? What are the meatballs made from?
Something to keep your car cool…
How stupid was this kid?
So at 1 a.m., a kid was baking on a stove? Where were this brat’s parents?
Her mother was in the other room and thankfully woke up to the smoke if you had read the article she is not a brat she suffers from ADHD and insomnia but is a wonderful child unfortunately it was a gas stove and she tried to bake a cake with a plastic bowl which could’ve resulted in her death or all of ours so by the grace of God I awoken and we were all able to make it out alive despite your comments
One woman, four kids.
What’s that supposed to mean? I was actually married to their father for 13 years and due to severe domestic violence left that marriage. I know you were hoping for some other kind of stereo typical story but I’m also highly educated in school for my masters with the hope of PhD unfortunately it has been a struggle raising all four of my children on my own and Meah who has ADHD and suffers from insomnia I take her once a week to behavioral therapy at Youniversity of Maryland and this was a very sad a vent and we all could have died so we are very grateful to be alive despite your comments
Kind of a cute story in a way. I have to admire the kids initiative to want to make a cake. Might be somebody’s birthday coming up.
The mom on the other had needs to be checked out. To not hear a four year old rattling pans is pretty bad.
Our 18 year old was out with some friends the other night. He got home after we were asleep. My wife heard his truck and I heard him cough as he was heading to his room.
Parents are supposed to notice stuff.
Actually there wasn’t any pans involved and she suffers from insomnia and ADHD and has been trying to get on meds for quite some time but due to her age it is been very hard she goes to behavioral therapy once a week and thank God someone did wake up because she had taken a plastic bowl and put it on the stove and let that no pans were involved
No smoke detectors?
A smoke detector won’t prevent a fire. It will just notify you to allow you to get out in time.