FREDERICK, MD—Maryland State Police have identified the man who died following a tanker truck explosion last Saturday in Frederick County. The victim has been identified as Ronald Leroy Heiston Jr., 58, of Smithsburg. At just before noon on Saturday, March 4, troopers responded to Route 15 North, approximately a half mile north of Rosemont Avenue in Frederick, for a report […]
ABERDEEN. MD—Seeing smoke in the sky today? Not to worry…no businesses or homes are on fire. Officials say controlled burns are taking place at Aberdeen Proving Ground on Thursday. Residents can expect to see dense smoke in the southern part of Harford County and northeastern Baltimore County from approximately 11:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m. on March 9, 2023. Photo via […]
CEDONIA, MD—Crews battled a two-alarm fire in Cedonia early on Wednesday morning. The fire was reported at around 5:00 a.m. in the 4900-block of Frankford Avenue (21206). Arriving units found that the blaze had broken out in a one-story building and a second alarm was sounded. The Baltimore Fire Department says the fire was eventually brought under control and no […]
UPDATE: Maryland State Police have identified the man who died in this explosion. UPDATE: Authorities say the driver of the tanker truck has died. Original story below… ——— FREDERICK, MD—Crews are on the scene after a tanker truck exploded in Frederick, MD on Saturday afternoon. The explosion occurred at around 12:45 p.m. on March 3 along US 15. Maryland State […]
MIDDLE RIVER, MD—A 91-year-old woman has died from injuries sustained during a fire at her Middle River home on February 23, 2023. Baltimore County Police Department investigators have identified the victim as Mary A. Cardarelli. Fire investigators ruled that the accidental fire was caused by improperly handled smoking materials. Fire crews responded to the hundred block of Slipstream Court in […]
HILLENDALE, MD—One person was injured and several pets were killed in a two-alarm apartment fire in Hillendale on Tuesday night. The fire was reported at around 9:45 p.m. on Tuesday, February 28, 2023 in the 1000-block of Halstead Road (21234). A second alarm was sounded and multiple residents were rescued from balconies, according to the Baltimore County Fire Department. One […]
UPDATE: One person was injured and several animals perished in this fire. Original story below… HILLENDALE, MD—Crews are on the scene of an apartment fire in the Hillendale area. The fire was reported at around 9:45 p.m. on Tuesday, February 28, 2023 in the 1000-block of Halstead Road (21234). A second alarm has been sounded and rescues are being reported. […]
UPDATE: One of the victims has been identified as Beth Susan Gibson, 66, of the 8500-block of Kavanagh Road, 21222. The second victim has not yet been identified. Two dogs also died in the blaze. Original story below… ——— DUNDALK, MD—Crews responded to a fatal house fire in Dundalk on Tuesday morning. The fire broke out at just before 6:30 […]