An Aberdeen home was damaged Monday afternoon following a fire in a nearby shed, fire officials said. The blaze was reported by a neighbor at approximately 2:22 p.m. in a 24-foot by 75-foot wood-framed shed on the 700 block of Schofield Road in Aberdeen, according to the State Fire Marshal’s Office. A total of 25 […]
Basement Fire Damages Forest Hill Home Wednesday
A Wednesday evening fire damaged a home in Forest Hill, according to fire officials. The fire was discovered at approximately 6:15 p.m. in the basement of a two-story home in the 300 block of Cannery Lane in Forest Hill, the State Fire Marshal’s Office said in a release. A total of 20 firefighters from the […]
Vehicle Fire Reported in Joppa Wednesday Night
Fire officials are investigating a blaze that broke out in an SUV near freight train tracks in Joppa Wednesday night. The fire was reported in a 2002 Ford Explorer at approximately 10:50 p.m. in a wooded area near Clayton Road and the CSX railroad crossing in Joppa, according to the State Fire Marshal’s Office. A […]
Joppa Man Arrested for Bel Air Apartment Arson
From the Office of the Maryland State Fire Marshal: Deputy State Fire Marshals have arrested a Joppa man with setting fire to a Bel Air apartment overnight. Ryan Lawrence Spann, 28, was taken into custody this morning without incident after investigators determined he was responsible for setting a fire inside of an apartment in the […]
“Code and Fire Officials Keep You Safe;” Building Safety Month Observed in Harford County
From Harford County government: May is Building Safety Month with this year’s theme “Code and Fire Officials Keep You Safe”. Building Safety Month was founded by the International Code Council (ICC) and is celebrated by jurisdictions throughout the world during the month of May. Each week during the month of May, “Building Safety Month” spotlights […]
Suspected Drunk Driver Crashes Into Bel Air Homes, Igniting House Fire
From the Harford County Sheriff’s Office: [April 25, 2013, Bel Air, MD] — At approximately 9:15 p.m. on April 24th, Harford County Sheriff’s deputies and the Bel Air Volunteer Fire Company were dispatched to the 1000 block of East MacPhail Road in Bel Air for a report of a motor vehicle crash with fire. Upon […]
Two-Alarm Fire Early Friday Guts Bel Air Condominium Complex; 20 Occupants Displaced
From the Office of the State Fire Marshal: Deputy State Fire Marshals are investigating the origin and cause of an early morning fire that damaged 8 of the 18 units of the 3-story condominium structure at 108 Seevue Court in Bel Air, Maryland. The 2:42 a.m. two alarm blaze took nearly 60 firefighters from Bel […]
Sausage Smoker Ignites Shed Fire in Edgewood
Firefighters from three local companies responded to a small fire which broke out in a shed at an Edgewood residence shortly after noon on Saturday. Passersby alerted neighbors to the fire in a 10-foot by six-foot shed at a residence on the 1800 block of Mandarin Court in Edgewood at approximately 12:10 p.m. Saturday, according […]
