From the Office of the State Fire Marshal: Deputy State Fire Marshals are investigating the cause of a bedroom fire that sent a mother and her two children to Johns Hopkins Hospitals in Baltimore with serious burn injuries. The 26 year-old mother was transported to Johns Hopkins Bayview Burn Center and her two male children, […]
Fire in Parked Boat Heavily Damages Joppa Home
A plant heating pad used to shelter rescued cats in a boat parked at a Joppa home ignited a blaze Wednesday afternoon which heavily damaged the structure, fire officials said. According to the State Fire Marshal’s Office, the owner of a home in the 700 block of Shore Drive in Joppatowne reported the fire at […]
Charges Filed Against 12- and 13-Yr-Old Boys in Connection to Edgewood Vehicle Fire
From the office of the Maryland State Fire Marshal: On January 18 at 3:58 p.m., the Abingdon Fire Department, was alerted for a vehicle fire. The fire involved a 2004 Chevrolet Cavalier which was parked at the rear of a commercial property located at 414 Edgewood Road, Edgewood, Harford County. Four firefighters were able to […]
Four-Year-Old Boy Discovers Fire in Bedroom; Unattended Candle Blamed for Aberdeen Duplex Blaze
A 4-year-old Aberdeen boy is being credited with discovering a fire in his bedroom and alerting his grandmother late Saturday night, so that the family could escape the burning home before anyone was injured. Just before 11 p.m. on Saturday, the child – whose parents were not home – discovered that an unattended candle had […]
Firefighters Battle Accidental Fire in Abingdon Saturday Night
An Abingdon home sustained significant damage in a Saturday night fire that authorities said was caused by a cooking accident. The fire was reported shortly after 9 p.m. in a two-story home in the 3100 block of Philadelphia Road in Abingdon, according to the State Fire Marshal’s Office. Approximately 50 firefighters from the Abingdon, Joppa, […]
86-Yr-Old Man Identified as Victim in Havre de Grace Fire; Cause of Blaze Still Under Investigation
From the Office of the State Fire Marshal: Deputy State Fire Marshals has identified the victim of an early morning blaze in Havre De Grace yesterday. George M. Scott, age 86, was located in a second floor bedroom by firefighters. An autopsy by the Office of the Chief Medical Examiner was completed today and the […]
One Dead in Early Morning Havre de Grace Fire
From the Office of the State Fire Marshal: HARFORD COUNTY, MD (December 13, 2012) – Investigators are currently on the scene of a fatal fire at 4153 U Way in Havre de Grace that occurred at approximately 4:30 a.m. this morning. The victim was located in a second floor bedroom of the single family Cape […]
Driver Flees After Vehicle Catches Fire on I-95 Exit Ramp in Havre de Grace
A vehicle caught fire on the exit ramp of Interstate 95 in Havre de Grace Sunday night, but its driver fled the scene before authorities arrived. According to the Office of the State Fire Marshal, the driver of a 1997 Dodge Grand Caravan stopped the vehicle on the exit ramp of northbound I-95 at Exit […]
