From the Office of the State Fire Marshal: HARFORD COUNTY, MD. (February 15, 2015)- Deputy State Fire Marshals conducted a fire origin and cause investigation earlier today after being requested to respond to the Upper Chesapeake Medical Center. At approximately 1:07 p.m., the automatic fire alarm activated and staff reported to the Harford County 911 […]
Model T Ford Among Three Vehicles Damaged in Joppa Garage Fire; Second Blaze in Two Years on Property
(Photo courtesy Joppa-Magnolia Volunteer Fire Company) Three vehicles, including a Model T Ford, were damaged in a Monday morning fire on Magnolia Road in Joppa, two years to the day that an earlier fire broke out on the same property. The fire was reported by a passerby just before 11 a.m. in a detached, one-story, […]
Man Hospitalized for Smoke Inhalation in Tuesday Morning Churchville Fire
(Photo courtesy Bel Air Volunteer Fire Company) A fire which broke out in a Churchville home early Tuesday morning sent one man to a local hospital suffering from smoke inhalation, fire officials said. The fire was reported at approximately 3:22 a.m. in the basement of a two-story home in the 3000 block of Whitefield Road […]
Bel Air Pig Barn Damaged in Monday Morning Fire
(Photo courtesy Bel Air Volunteer Fire Company) A wooden pig barn was damaged in a small fire in the Bel Air area Monday morning, fire officials said. The fire was reported just before 9 a.m. in a 10-foot by 10-foot pig barn in the 3000 block of Lochary Road in Bel Air, according to a […]
White Hall Barn Gutted by Fire Friday Afternoon; Four Cattle Killed
(Photo courtesy Norrisville Volunteer Fire Company) A fire which broke out in a one-and-a-half story barn in White Hall gutted the structure and killed several cattle, fire officials said. The fire was reported by a passerby in a large barn in the 5100 block of Jolly Acres Road in White Hall at 1:30 p.m., according […]
Edgewood Home Damaged in Friday Afternoon Blaze
Fire officials are continuing to investigate a blaze which seriously damaged an Edgewood home Friday afternoon. The fire was reported by a passerby at a home in the 400 block of Edgewood Road in Edgewood just before 2 p.m. Friday, according to a release from the Office of the State Fire Marshal. A total of […]
11-Year-Old Girl Succumbs to Smoke Inhalation Injuries From Friday Morning Fire
From the Office of the State Fire Marshal: HARFORD COUNTY, MD (January 31, 2015) – The eleven year-old female from the fire incident inside the 2003 Elite 42’ fifth wheel recreational camper at the rear of 1114 Mountain Road in Joppa, has succumbed to smoke inhalation injuries received during the blaze. On Friday, January 30, […]
UPDATE: 11-Year-Old Girl, Home Alone, Critically Injured by Smoke Inhalation in Joppa Fire
All photos courtesy Joppa-Magnolia VFC UPDATE – From the Office of the State Fire Marshal: HARFORD COUNTY, MD (January 30, 2015) – Deputy State Fire Marshals were requested to investigate the origin and cause of a fire that injured a 11 year-old female located inside a 42’ fifth wheel recreational camper at the rear of […]
