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Leesburg, VA
News
Dog Killed, Families Displaced In Two Smoking-Related Fires Hours Apart In Leesburg Dog Killed, Families Displaced In Two Smoking-Related Fires Hours Apart In Leesburg
Dog Killed, Families Displaced In Two Smoking-Related Fires Hours Apart In Leesburg A dog was killed, one person was hospitalized, and 14 residents were displaced after two separate fires sparked by improperly discarded smoking materials tore through homes in Virginia within hours of each other, fire officials said. The first fire broke out at approximately 12:21 p.m. on Tuesday, May 5, in the 300 block of Sunset Course Terrace in Leesburg, according to Loudoun County Fire and Rescue. Crews arriving at the townhome community encountered intense flames pouring from both the front and rear of the residence. The fire quickly escalated, prompting officials to call a Rapid Int…

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by Zak Failla
Gaithersburg, MD
Police & Fire
Massive Blaze Tears Through Gaithersburg Apartment Building As Crews Pull 1 To Safety (PHOTOS) Massive Blaze Tears Through Gaithersburg Apartment Building As Crews Pull 1 To Safety (PHOTOS)
Massive Blaze Tears Through Gaithersburg Apartment Building As Crews Pull 1 To Safety (Photos) A fast-moving fire tore through the upper floors of a Maryland apartment building Thursday night, forcing a dramatic rescue and leaving multiple families without homes. The blaze broke out around 8:50 p.m. on April 9 at the Sawyer Flats apartments in the 9800 block of Mahogany Drive in Gaithersburg, where crews arrived to find heavy fire showing from the third and fourth floors. Gaithersburg, MD - Aerial video of the scene of a reported house fire, four story apartment building, fire through the roof, 2nd alarm in the 9800 Blk of Mahogany Dr., Sawyer flats. @mcfrsPIO @HHFireProds @Armist…

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by Zak Failla
Waldorf, MD
Police & Fire
Waldorf Home Gutted After Smoking Materials Spark Explosive Garage Fire (PHOTOS) Waldorf Home Gutted After Smoking Materials Spark Explosive Garage Fire (PHOTOS)
Waldorf Home Gutted After Smoking Materials Spark Explosive Garage Fire (Photos) A Maryland family lost most of their home in minutes after discarded smoking materials sparked a fast-moving garage fire that ripped through the house on Thursday night, according to volunteer fire officials. The fire was reported shortly before 9:30 p.m. on Wednesday, Dec. 3 in the 800 block of Copley Avenue in Waldorf, according to Charles County Volunteer Fire and Emergency Medical Services. Multiple 911 callers reported flames shooting from the home. First responders arrived within minutes and confirmed a working garage fire, prompting a working fire dispatch as the blaze spread to…

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by Zak Failla
Fairfax, VA
Police & Fire
Fairfax County House Erupts In Massive Blaze After Smoking Materials Spark Renovation Fire Fairfax County House Erupts In Massive Blaze After Smoking Materials Spark Renovation Fire
Fairfax County House Erupts In Massive Blaze After Smoking Materials Spark Renovation Fire A fast-moving fire tore through a Virginia home Monday evening, sending heavy flames bursting from the back of the house as firefighters rushed in with ladders and hose lines. Crews were called around 5:15 p.m. on December 1 to the 4700 block of Twinbrook Road in the Kings Park West area, where firefighters arrived to find smoke and fire showing from the rear of the home, according to the Fairfax County Fire and Rescue Department. The house was under renovation and no one was inside, fire officials said. A neighbor discovered the fire and called 911. Firefighters knocked down the flames an…

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by Zak Failla
Gaithersburg, MD
Police & Fire
$1M Fire Rips Through Montgomery County Apartment Building, Displaces Six Families: Officials $1M Fire Rips Through Montgomery County Apartment Building, Displaces Six Families: Officials
$1M Fire Rips Through Montgomery County Apartment Building, Displaces Six Families: Officials It started with a mattress — and sent flames through the top floor. A two-alarm fire caused nearly $1 million in damage, injured two Montgomery County firefighters, and displaced at least six families in Gaithersburg on Tuesday, July 1, officials said. Fire crews responded around 10 a.m. to a three-story apartment building at 746 Quince Orchard Boulevard, near Rabbit Road in the Potomac Oaks community, according to MCFRS spokesperson Pete Piringer. More… Quince Orchard Boulevard, three-story apartment building,, nearly 100 FFs on scene, temp on scene 90°, two (2) firefighters injured/ev…

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by Zak Failla
Owings Mills, MD
Police & Fire
Smoking Materials Spark Blaze That Leaves Owings Mills Man Critically Injured In MD: Officials Smoking Materials Spark Blaze That Leaves Owings Mills Man Critically Injured In MD: Officials
Smoking Materials Spark Blaze That Leaves Owings Mills Man Critically Injured In MD: Officials A 68-year-old man suffered serious injuries after being pulled from a blazing Owings Mills townhome during a two-alarm fire sparked by discarded smoking materials, fire officials said. Fire crews raced to the 9800 block of Bon Haven Lane just before 4 p.m. Wednesday, March 26, after getting reports of a dwelling fire with heavy flames, Baltimore County Fire said in a release. When firefighters arrived, they found the rear of the home fully engulfed. During their search, crews found the victim on the third floor in cardiac arrest. First responders performed life-saving measures and managed …

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by Zak Failla
Kensington, MD
Obituaries
Blind Civil Rights Attorney Killed In Kensington Fire Fought For Justice Until The End Blind Civil Rights Attorney Killed In Kensington Fire Fought For Justice Until The End
Blind Civil Rights Attorney Killed In Kensington Fire Fought For Justice Until The End David Shaffer, a blind civil rights attorney and lifelong advocate for marginalized communities, died after being pulled from the basement of a burning Montgomery County home. Fire crews rushed to the home on Aurora Drive in the Garrett Park Estates neighborhood on Friday, Feb. 28, according to a Montgomery County Fire & Rescue spokesperson. Firefighters managed to rescue Shaffer, who was blind and unable to escape on his own, but he later died at the hospital from his injuries. The Kensington fire. Twitter/@mcfrsPIO Officials determined the fire was accidental, with multiple p…

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by Zak Failla
Rockville, MD
Police & Fire
Improperly Disposed Smoking Materials Possibly To Blame For Rockville Garage Fire Improperly Disposed Smoking Materials Possibly To Blame For Rockville Garage Fire
Improperly Disposed Smoking Materials Possibly To Blame For Rockville Garage Fire The cause of a massive fire that tore through a Montgomery County garage and damaged a home has been determined to possibly be improperly disposed smoking materials, investigators say. Late on Friday afternoon, first responders were called to the 13600 block of Cherrydale Drive near Glenn Mill Road in Rockville, where there was a reported fire in a garage that spread to an area home. According to a Montgomery County Fire and Rescue Service spokesperson, the fire was reported shortly before 6:30 p.m. on Oct. 11 by a neighbor who alerted the family that there were flames showing from the gara…

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by Zak Failla
Bel Air, MD
Police & Fire
Firefighter Injured, Dog Dies In Two-Alarm Maryland Townhouse Blaze: Fire Marshal Firefighter Injured, Dog Dies In Two-Alarm Maryland Townhouse Blaze: Fire Marshal
Firefighter Injured, Dog Dies In Two-Alarm Maryland Townhouse Blaze: Fire Marshal One firefighter was injured and a dog perished in an overnight two-alarm fire that broke out behind a Harford County townhouse. First responders were called shortly before 3 a.m. to Browning Court in Abingdon, where there was a fire that started on a rear deck that damaged three homes, leaving several displaced. At 3am, Volunteer Firefighters from @AbingdonFire and surrounding companies were dispatched to a townhouse fire in the 2800 block of Browning Court, #AbingdonMD. One firefighter was injured. @MarylandOSFM is on scene. pic.twitter.com/KxEBa7Yu0r — Harford Co., MD Fire & EMS (@…

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by Zak Failla
Cambridge, MA
Police & Fire
Woburn Fire That Sent 2 Kids To Hospital, Displaced 3 Families Likely Started With Cigarette Woburn Fire That Sent 2 Kids To Hospital, Displaced 3 Families Likely Started With Cigarette
Woburn Fire That Sent 2 Kids To Hospital, Displaced 3 Families Likely Started With Cigarette A Woburn three-alarm fire over the weekend that left multiple families without a home and sent two children to the hospital likely began after someone failed to put out a cigarette on their porch, authorities said.  Firefighters were called to the 1 Richmond Park apartments around 3:45 a.m. on Sunday, May 26. One child had climbed to safety from a window and fire crews rescued another from the roof. They were taken to rushed to Boston for non-life-threatening injuries.  No one was seriously injured.  When firefighters arrived the fire had crept up the back of the b…

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by Josh Lanier
Fairfax, VA
Police & Fire
Careless Morning Smoker Sparked Fairfax County House Fire: Officials Careless Morning Smoker Sparked Fairfax County House Fire: Officials
Careless Morning Smoker Sparked Fairfax County House Fire: Officials More than $300,000 in damages to a Fairfax County home could've been avoided, had the smoker in the house properly discarded materials, officials said. According to the Fairfax County Fire & Rescue department, the fire at a home on the 3000 block of Steven Martin Drive in Oakton broke out just before 9 a.m. on April 17 due to "improperly discarded smoking materials." Units arrived on the scene of the two-story, single-family home with fire showing from the deck. Crews quickly initiated firefighting operations and were able to contain and extinguish the fire. Despite the presence of smo…

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by Cecilia Levine
Cambridge, MA
Police & Fire
Investigators ID Causes Of Fatal Fires In Newton, Lowell; Victims ID'd Investigators ID Causes Of Fatal Fires In Newton, Lowell; Victims ID'd
Investigators ID Causes Of Fatal Fires In Newton, Lowell; Victims ID'd Fire investigators believe they've identified the culprit behind two fatal fires in Newton and Lowell earlier this month — smoking materials.  The first fire was reported on Farmland Road in Lowell on March 16. Investigators say the blaze began in the back left corner of the second floor near a bed.  Charles Bearden, 56, died in the blaze, and an unidentified person was taken to an area hospital with non-life-threatening injuries.    Lowell Fire Chief Phillip A.J. Charron said anyone who smokes should take precautions.  I again want to express our sorrow…

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by Josh Lanier
Towson, MD
Police & Fire
ID Released For Victim Killed In Baltimore County House Fire ID Released For Victim Killed In Baltimore County House Fire
ID Released For Victim Killed In Baltimore County House Fire Police have released the identity of the woman killed in a pre-dawn house fire in Baltimore County Monday, March 18. Baltimore County Firefighters responded to the blaze at a home on the 3100 block of Shortway in Dundalk around 2:30 a.m. and found Barbara Spokus, 70, dead in the living room, police said Tuesday. A man occupying the home was able to escape and was taken to Johns Hopkins Bayview Medical Center for treatment of serious injuries.  A dog also died in the fire, which officials have determined was caused by improperly discarded smoking materials. Early morning dwelling f…

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by Valerie Musson
Towson, MD
Police & Fire
Woman Dead, Man Critical Following Baltimore County Fire: Officials Woman Dead, Man Critical Following Baltimore County Fire: Officials
Woman Dead, Man Critical Following Baltimore County Fire: Officials A woman has died and a man is in critical condition following a pre-dawn house fire in Baltimore County, officials said. The blaze broke out at a home on the 3100 block of Shortway in Dundalk just after 2:30 a.m. Monday, March 18, the Baltimore County Fire Department said. A woman was pronounced dead, while a man remains critical. A dog was also killed in the blaze, officials added. The fire was caused by improperly discarded smoking materials. Early morning dwelling fire in #Dundalk claims the life of adult female. Crews responded to the 3100 block of Shortway just after 0230. Adult m…

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by Valerie Musson
Lynn, MA
Police & Fire
Two-Alarm Fire Caused By Cigarette Butts That Decimated Haverhill Home: Officials Two-Alarm Fire Caused By Cigarette Butts That Decimated Haverhill Home: Officials
Two-Alarm Fire Caused By Cigarette Butts That Decimated Haverhill Home: Officials Smokers may think nothing of emptying an ash tray, but the simple act resulted in the complete destruction of a Haverhill home, according to authorities.  Firefighters arrived at a Coffin Avenue house on Monday, Dec. 27 around 7:45 a.m. to heavy smoke and flames exuding from the building, according to the State Department of Fire Services.  The two-alarm fire was determined to be sparked by an ashtray being emptied into a trash can in a screened-in room containing a hot tub.  Haverhill firefighters worked to extinguish the flames.Joey Morse Mass Fire Buffs Fire spread throughout the ho…

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by Morgan Gonzales