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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
Bel Air, MD
Business
7-Year-Old Boy Wakes Up Family As Fire Rips Through Bel Air Apartment Above Local Shop 7-Year-Old Boy Wakes Up Family As Fire Rips Through Bel Air Apartment Above Local Shop
7-Year-Old Boy Wakes Up Family As Fire Rips Through Bel Air Apartment Above Local Shop A Harford County mother and her two children narrowly escaped an apartment fire early Friday morning, thanks to the quick actions of her 7-year-old son, authorities said. The fire broke out shortly before 12:15 a.m. on Feb. 14 in a two-story building on Conowingo Road in Bel Air, with Olivia’s Shop on the first floor and an apartment above it, according to the Maryland State Fire Marshal’s Office. Investigators said the fire originated in a bedroom and was sparked when a space heater came into contact with combustibles. The apartment’s occupant was asleep when her 7-year-old son woke her u…

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by Zak Failla
Branchville-Frankford, NJ
Police & Fire
Woman Burned In Space Heater Fire: NJSP Woman Burned In Space Heater Fire: NJSP
Woman Burned In Space Heater Fire: Njsp A 67-year-old woman was burned following a space heater fire in Sussex County on Thursday, Dec. 19, authorities said. At 9:25 p.m., officers responded to a residence on Oak Ridge Road in Montague Township and transported the woman to the hospital, Jeffrey Lebron, a spokesman for the New Jersey State Police said. The woman had non-life-threatening injuries, Lebron said. The fire remains under investigation, Lebron said.

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by Sam Barron
Aberdeen, MD
Business
Feds Recalling 512K Smart Space Heaters Sold Nationwide That Pose Burn, Overheating Risk Feds Recalling 512K Smart Space Heaters Sold Nationwide That Pose Burn, Overheating Risk
Feds Recalling 512K Smart Space Heaters Sold Nationwide That Pose Burn, Overheating Risk Hundreds of thousands of space heaters sold nationwide are being recalled due to fire and burn risks, the US Consumer Product Safety Commission announced this week. GoveeLife and Govee have issued a recall for approximately 512,500 smart electric space heaters in the US and 48,600 in Canada due to overheating, posing fire and burn hazards.  The recall involves models:  H7130 Recalled Model H7130 CPSC H7131 Recalled Model H7131 CPSC H7132 Recalled Model H7132 CPSC H7133 Recalled Model H7133 CPSC H7134 Recalled Model H7134 CPSC…

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by Zak Failla
Lusby, MD
Police & Fire
Space Heater Sparks Basement Blaze That Tore Through Maryland Home (PHOTOS) Space Heater Sparks Basement Blaze That Tore Through Maryland Home (PHOTOS)
Space Heater Sparks Basement Blaze That Tore Through Maryland Home (Photos) One person suffered a burn injury in Calvert County when a space heater sparked a fire in the basement of a Sunderland home that rapidly spread to the rest of the house. Dozens of first responders from the Huntingtown Volunteer Fire Department and nearby agencies were called early on Easter Sunday to a home on Claggett Road when a homeowner advised that the flames had started spreading. Huntingtown Volunteer Fire Department The fire was reported in the 1100 block of Claggett Road in Sunderland at approximately 8:45 a.m. on Sunday, March 31. According to the Office of the State Fire Marsh…

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by Zak Failla
Bel Air, MD
Police & Fire
Firefighter Falls Through Roof, Resident Burned In Harford County Mobile Home Blaze (UPDATED) Firefighter Falls Through Roof, Resident Burned In Harford County Mobile Home Blaze (UPDATED)
Firefighter Falls Through Roof, Resident Burned In Harford County Mobile Home Blaze (Updated) A firefighter fell through the roof of a house trailer and one person was burned in an overnight fire that was reported in Harford County due to a space heater in a residence. Crews from the Joppa Magnolia Volunteer Fire Company were called at around 7 p.m. on Thursday night to the 1900 block of Michael rive in Edgewood, where there were reports of a residence on fire. The fire in Edgewood. Joppa-Magnolia VFC Upon arrival, they found smoke coming from a mobile home. The fire was quickly extinguished, but not before the flames gutted the home and left it with extensive damage. The a…

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by Zak Failla
Springfield, MA
Police & Fire
Space Heater Cause Of Central Massachusetts Fire That Killed 74-Year-Old Space Heater Cause Of Central Massachusetts Fire That Killed 74-Year-Old
Space Heater Cause Of Central Massachusetts Fire That Killed 74-Year-Old A space heater is to blame for a three-alarm fire that killed a 74-year-old man and destroyed a home in Central Massachusetts, authorities said. The fire broke out at a single-family lakeside home at 26 3rd Street in Brimfield around 5:15 p.m. on Thursday, Dec. 22, State Fire Marshal Peter Ostroskey reports.  Upon arrival, crews found heavy smoke spewing from the building, as previously reported by Daily Voice. The fire, which required mutual aid from several surrounding departments, was contained in about an hour, Ostroskey said.  Brimfield Ma 3 alarm fire on Little Alum pond. Multipl…

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by David Cifarelli
New Haven, CT
Police & Fire
Space Heater Ignites Fire, Causing Significant Damage To CT Home Space Heater Ignites Fire, Causing Significant Damage To CT Home
Space Heater Ignites Fire, Causing Significant Damage To CT Home A Connecticut home was significantly damaged after a space heater ignited a fire over the weekend. The Hamden Fire Department in New Haven County reported that firefighters responded to the blaze on Smith Drive at about 2:40 p.m. on Sunday, March 27. Dispatchers had received numerous calls from neighbors about the fire, and responding firefighters saw the blaze from a rear bedroom window. The fire spread from the bedroom to the hallway, officials said. The fire crews quickly extinguished the blaze, and the only occupant of the residence was not home at the time of the fire, officials…

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by Nicole Valinote
Mahopac, NY
Police & Fire
Fire At Area Home Kills Six Dogs, Fire Department Says Fire At Area Home Kills Six Dogs, Fire Department Says
Fire At Area Home Kills Six Dogs, Fire Department Says A fast-moving two-alarm fire at a Hudson Valley home killed six dogs who were in the garage area. The fire started around 7 p.m., Tuesday, Jan. 11 in a detached garage on Lewis Avenue in the Town of Poughkeepsie, said the Arlington Professional Firefighters IAFF Local 2393 on Facebook. At the time of the fire, the temperatures were in the single digits, as firefighters worked to douse the flames in the garage housing multiple dogs, the union said. "Unfortunately, 6 dogs died in the fire," the union said. "However, firefighters rescued 3 dogs, which are now in the care of local animal …

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by Kathy Reakes
Worcester, MA
Police & Fire
Officials ID Cause Of Fire That Killed 1 Woman And 15-20 Dogs Officials ID Cause Of Fire That Killed 1 Woman And 15-20 Dogs
Officials ID Cause Of Fire That Killed 1 Woman And 15-20 Dogs Fire officials have determined the cause of a January fire that killed 1 person and 15-20 dogs in Central Massachusetts. On Friday, Feb. 12, the Massachusetts Fire Marshal said that a Jan. 18 fire in Holliston was likely started by a space heater. On Jan. 18, firefighters responded to a report of a one-story home at 623 Winter St., around 11:40 p.m. On scene firefighters were able to rescue and resuscitate a woman who had initially escaped the blaze but went back into the smoke-filled home in an unsuccessful attempt to rescue her dogs, the Fire Marshal said. The woman and her husband, who…

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by Kristin Palpini
Yonkers, NY
Police & Fire
Dog Dies, Five Firefighters Injured In Yonkers Fire Dog Dies, Five Firefighters Injured In Yonkers Fire
Dog Dies, Five Firefighters Injured In Yonkers Fire An early morning fire in Yonkers caused by a space heater ended with the death of a dog and injuries to five firefighters. The initial call came in around 2:19 a.m. Thursday for what was believed to be an oil burner fire in a two-story wood frame residential dwelling at 10 Lewis St., said Yonkers Deputy Fire Chief Joseph DeLasho.  The first units on the scene at 2:25 a.m. encountered fire on the first floor extending to the second floor and loft area, he said.  Two residents were able to get out of the burning building, but unfortunately, their dog did not survive, DeLasho said. The fire …

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by Kathy Reakes