A Bel Air Volunteer Fire Company firefighter sustained minor burns while battling a house fire in Forest Hill early Tuesday morning, fire officials said. The fire was discovered by a neighbor in the basement of a one-story home on the 200 block of Marshall Drive in Forest Hill shortly before 12:30 a.m., according to a […]
Bel Air Townhome Damaged in Weekend Fire
A Bel Air townhome was damaged in a Saturday afternoon fire traced to an electrical problem with a fan, fire officials said. A neighbor discovered the fire in the bedroom of a two-story townhome on the 900 block of Hillswood Road in Bel Air shortly after 12 p.m. on Saturday, according to a release from […]
Forest Hill Home Heavily Damaged in Fire Accidentally Ignited by Juveniles
A Forest Hill home was seriously damaged in a Monday afternoon blaze which was ignited by juveniles playing with fire. The fire was discovered in a residence on East Jarrettsville Road at approximately 1:14 p.m. when several children under the age of 8 told their mother that their second floor bedroom was on fire, according […]
Forest Hill House Destroyed in Early Tuesday Morning Fire
A Forest Hill home was destroyed by a two-alarm fire which took more than three dozen firefighters approximately four hours to bring under control. The blaze was reported by a passerby at 3:27 a.m. in a home on the 200 block of Chestnut Hill Road in Forest Hill, according to the Office of the State […]
Basement Fire Damages Forest Hill Home Wednesday
A Wednesday evening fire damaged a home in Forest Hill, according to fire officials. The fire was discovered at approximately 6:15 p.m. in the basement of a two-story home in the 300 block of Cannery Lane in Forest Hill, the State Fire Marshal’s Office said in a release. A total of 20 firefighters from the […]
Vehicle Fire Reported in Joppa Wednesday Night
Fire officials are investigating a blaze that broke out in an SUV near freight train tracks in Joppa Wednesday night. The fire was reported in a 2002 Ford Explorer at approximately 10:50 p.m. in a wooded area near Clayton Road and the CSX railroad crossing in Joppa, according to the State Fire Marshal’s Office. A […]
Outdoor Fire Damages White Hall Home Monday Afternoon
An accidental fire which began in an outdoor fireplace and breached the interior of a White Hall home caused an estimated $35,000 in damage to the structure Monday afternoon, fire officials said. The fire was reported just before 4 p.m. at a one-story home on the 2800 block of Church Lane West in White Hall, […]
Fallston Barn Fire Kills Three Dozen Animals, Damages Building
A fire which broke out in a Fallston barn Friday afternoon claimed the lives of nearly three dozen chickens and hens and caused an estimated $80,000 in damage, fire officials said. The fire was reported just after 2 p.m. Friday by the occupants of a 40-foot by 25-foot barn in the 800 block of Reckord […]