HARFORD COUNTY, MD—An Edgewood woman has been charged with arson and attempted murder after she intentionally set the front porch of her home on fire while someone was inside early Sunday morning. At around 3:00 a.m. on October 1, Joppa-Magnolia Volunteer Fire Company, surrounding departments, and the Harford County Sheriff’s Office were called to 1127 Shady Drive for a reported […]
EDGEWOOD, MD—Firefighters responded to a townhouse fire in Harford County on Saturday. The fire was reported at around 2:30 p.m. on September 16 in the 1700-block of Judy Way in Edgewood. It took 35 firefighters around 10 minutes to control the blaze and three adults have been displaced. The occupant and her two children, ages 7 and 3, were not […]
UPDATE 2: All lanes have now been reopened. UPDATE: The tractor-trailer reportedly contains clothing that continues to burn. Additional tankers from the Maryland Department of the Environment are being deployed. Traffic along southbound I-95 is being detoured at Exit 77. Original story below… ——— JOPPA, MD—Crews are on the scene of a tractor-trailer fire on Interstate 95 in the Joppa […]
OWINGS MILLS, MD—A vehicle explosion in Baltimore County has left one person dead, police said on Wednesday. At just before 2 p.m. on August 29, 2023, members of the Baltimore County Police Department responded to the Northwest Regional Park, located in the 4500-block of Deer Park Road (21117), for a report of a vehicle fire. Detectives determined that an explosion […]
MIDDLE RIVER, MD—A 69-year-old woman died on Monday in a one-alarm Middle River trailer fire. The victim has been identified as Judith Ann Newbauer of the 1300-block of Gunpowder Crossing Lane (21220). At just after 9:30 p.m. on Monday night, fire crews responded to the 1300-block of Gunpowder Crossing Lane for a report of a residential fire. Arriving units found […]
UPDATE: One person has died in this fire. Original story below… ——— MIDDLE RIVER, MD—One person was seriously injured in a Middle River fire on Monday night. At just after 9:30 p.m., crews responded to the 1300-block of Gunpowder Crossing Lane (21220). Arriving units found fire showing from a single-wide trailer and reports of a trapped individual. One person was […]
JOPPA, MD—A Saturday evening house fire in Joppa left one firefighter injured. The fire was reported at just before 5 p.m. on July 29 in the 1600-block of Riverwood Circle. The Office of the State Fire Marshal reports that the occupant was home when he heard a loud ‘boom’ sound. He later discovered heavy smoke within his attic. He called […]
NOTTINGHAM, MD—Crews are on the scene of a Friday night house fire sparked by storms in the Nottingham area. At approximately 8:30 p.m., the White Marsh Volunteer Fire Company said that units were responding to a house fire on Perryfalls Place (21236). WMVFC said the blaze was caused by a lightning strike. There has been no word on any injuries. […]