BALTIMORE, MD—Thick haze is moving into Baltimore County and Harford County as of Saturday morning. Smoke from wildfires in New Jersey and Canada has prompted a Code Orange Air Quality Alert in the Baltimore area and a Code Red in Harford and Cecil counties. Haze is expected to intensify throughout the day before rain showers begin to clear things out […]
OVERLEA, MD—A family is rebuilding following a devastating house fire in Overlea last week. On Wednesday afternoon, June 4, 2025, a house fire destroyed a residence on Old Home Road (21206). According to a GoFundMe page that has been established, the family “suffered a horrific, traumatizing, and despicable act against them…when an unstable individual decided to set their house on […]
EDGEWOOD, MD—Crews responded to a house fire in the Edgewood area on Tuesday. The blaze broke out at just after 5:30 p.m. on May 20, 2025 in the 3000-block of Ebbtide Drive. A mother and her two adult children were home when a smoke alarm activated, and one of them discovered smoke coming from a bedroom. They attempted to extinguish […]
JARRETTSVILLE, MD—Fire investigators say two dogs died in a Harford County house fire that was caused by a lightning strike over the weekend. The fire broke out at just before 6:15 p.m. on Friday, May 16, 2025 in the 2300-block of Schuster Road in Jarrettsville. Upon arrival, firefighters discovered heavy fire throughout the house. Due to the home’s location, firefighters […]
JOPPA, MD—A team of investigators from the Office of the State Fire Marshal and Harford County Sheriff’s Office are investigating the house fire that claimed the lives of two people in Joppa on Wednesday morning. The first 9-1-1 call was received at 8:10 a.m. on May 14, 2025 when a neighbor observed smoke and flames coming from the home at […]
UPDATE: The two victims have been identified. Original story below… JOPPA, MD—Two people who were rescued from a house fire in Harford County on Wednesday morning have died. At just before 8:15 a.m. on May 14, 2025, units from the Joppa Magnolia Volunteer Fire Company and surrounding departments responded to a house fire in the unit block of Gunpowder Drive […]
UPDATE 2: The two victims have been identified. UPDATE: The two people who were rescued from this fire have died. Original story below… JOPPA, MD—Crews are on the scene of a house fire in the Joppa area. The blaze broke out at around 8:15 a.m. on Wednesday, May 14, 2025 in the unit block of Gunpowder Drive (21085). Two people […]
JOPPA, MD—Crews responded to a vehicle fire in the Joppa area on Saturday afternoon. At just after noon on May 3, 2025, units from Joppa-Magnolia Volunteer Fire Company responded after a vehicle became engulfed in flames on Mountain Road at Philadelphia Road. Mountain Road was briefly shut down while crews battled the blaze. The roadway has since been reopened. No […]