Vehicle fire reported in White Marsh

WHITE MARSH, MD—Crews are on the scene of a vehicle fire in the White Marsh area. The fire was reported at around 12:15 p.m. on Monday near the intersection of Pulaski Highway and Ebenezer Road, according to the White Marsh Volunteer Fire Company. There has been no word on any injuries. Motorists should use caution in the area.  

Edgewood house fire causes $75,000 in damages

EDGEWOOD, MD—Crews responded to a house fire in the Edgewood area on Tuesday night. The house trailer fire was reported at just before 9:30 p.m. on January 9 in the 600-block of Holly Avenue. It took 28 firefighters from Joppa-Magnolia Volunteer Fire Company and Abingdon Fire Company about 10 minutes to get the flames under control. The Maryland Office of […]

Bowleys Quarters apartment fire causes significant damage

BOWLEYS QUARTERS, MD—Crews responded to an apartment fire in Bowleys Quarters on Wednesday afternoon. At just before 1 p.m., units from Bowleys Quarters Volunteer Fire Rescue & Marine and other fire services responded to the 3800-block of Dunsmuir Circle for a reported apartment fire. Upon arrival, firefighters found smoke showing from a third floor apartment unit. Crews were eventually able […]

Apartment fire reported in Parkville

PARKVILLE, MD—Crews are on the scene of an apartment fire in the Parkville area. At just before 10 a.m. on Tuesday, units from Providence Volunteer Fire Company responded to the 8300-block of Nunley Drive (21234). Firefighters arrived to find smoke showing from the third floor of the apartment building. There has been no word on any injuries. Motorists should use […]

Hover-1 Helix hoverboards recalled after reports of fire from overheated lithium-ion batteries

WASHINGTON—DGL Group is recalling approximately 25,000 Hover-1 Helix hoverboards due to the fact that their lithium-ion batteries can overheat, posing a fire hazard. This recall involves certain Hover-1 Helix hoverboards. The recalled hoverboards have serial numbers containing 15914, 19203, or 19988 as the fifth code in the six-code serial number affixed to the bottom of the board. The hoverboards were […]