Construction workers working on a house in Darlington may have inadvertently set the home ablaze Thursday afternoon after a fire they started to keep warm escaped the deteriorating mortar of the chimney and into the attic. Just before 1:15 pm on Thursday, emergency responders were dispatched to the 1100 block of Main Street in Darlington […]
Excess Starting Fluid Ignites Vehicle Fire, Destroys Joppa Truck
Excess starting fluid within the engine compartment of a backfiring a truck is being blamed for the fire that destroyed a Joppa man’s truck on Saturday afternoon. Just before 1:15 p.m. on Saturday, emergency personnel were dispatched to the 1500 block of 1500 Mandeville Road in Joppa for a reported automotive fire. The fire was […]
Spontaneous Combustion of Freshly Laundered Towels Blamed for Fire in Aberdeen Hotel
Spontaneous combustion of freshly laundered towels and rags is being blamed for a fire Saturday in the laundry room of a five-story Aberdeen hotel. Just after 4 a.m. Saturday, emergency personnel were dispatched to the 1000 block of Beards Hill Road in Aberdeen for the report of a laundry room fire at the Hilton Garden […]
Aberdeen Family Displaced, 3-Yr-Old Hospitalized after Apartment Fire
An Aberdeen family was displaced from its home Saturday morning after a fire ignited within a bedroom in their apartment. Just before 1 a.m. on Saturday, emergency personnel were dispatched to North Post Road in Aberdeen for a reported fire in a two-story apartment building. An occupant of the apartment discovered the fire and was […]
Unattended Cooking Blamed for Fire that Destroyed Bel Air Townhouse
Unattended cooking is being blamed for causing a fire that destroyed a Bel Air townhouse early Thursday morning. Just after 1:30 a.m. on Thursday, emergency personnel were dispatched to Wakefield Manor Townhomes in the 600 block of South Atwood Road in Bel Air for a reported dwelling fire in a two-story, middle of the group […]
Circuit Breaker Failure Sparks Fire in Bedroom; Destroys Aberdeen Mobile Home
An Aberdeen mobile home was destroyed by fire on Friday afternoon after an electrical failure in a circuit breaker sparked a fire in a bedroom. At 4:30 p.m. on Friday, emergency personnel were dispatched to the 30-block of Lewis Drive in Aberdeen for the report of a dwelling fire in a 20-foot by 60-foot manufactured […]
Home Destroyed, Pet Perishes in Forest Hill House Fire
High winds contributed to the rapid spread of flames in a Forest Hill home on Thursday afternoon, which destroyed and house and led to the death of a family pet. Just before 12:30 p.m. on Thursday, emergency personnel were dispatched to the 1200 block of Walters Mill Road in Forest Hill for a reported dwelling […]
Arson Investigation Underway in Joppa; Gasoline and Propane Tanks Used to Burn Mobile Home
Officials are investigating an attempted arson after a container of gasoline and pair of propane tanks were used Wednesday in an attempt to burn down a mobile home in Joppa. Just after 11:45 p.m. on Wednesday, emergency personnel were dispatched to the 1200 block of Joppa Farm Road in Joppa for an attempted arson of […]
