Investigation Ongoing Into Vacant Home Fire That Killed 3 Baltimore Firefighters
The state fire marshal said it is too early to determine if someone set this fire on purpose so that they could hurt others.
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The state fire marshal said it is too early to determine if someone set this fire on purpose so that they could hurt others.
Three Baltimore firefighters died after a partial building collapse Monday morning, the mayor's office has confirmed. One firefighter is in critical condition.
98 Cannon Riverfront Grille, a waterfront restaurant in Chestertown, suffered "significant fire damage" Wednesday morning and will be closed until further notice, the restaurant posted on Facebook.
The car and gas cans in the garage caused the explosion and the flames to spread through the house's first and second floors, confirmed firefighters at the scene.
While investigators were on the scene, inmates on another floor set two more fires, using including clothes and another food cart.
A team of Deputy State Fire Marshals are responding to the Maryland Department of Public Safety and Correctional Facility for a fire inside the facility.
A two-alarm fire destroyed a single-family home under construction Saturday morning, according to the Office of the Maryland State Fire Marshal.
Moments after midnight Christmas Day, firefighters were called to the 6700 block of Townbrook Drive in Gwynn Oak, only to find heavy flames from all three stories at one of the apartments, calling it a three-alarm fire, meaning dozens of fire units were needed to put it out.
Flames broke out overnight, this time in Prince George's County. It happened on Golden Oak Drive in Laurel just before midnight.
The Maryland State Fire Marshal's Alumni Association stepped up to help a Talbot County family whose home was destroyed in a fire Wednesday.
Two people died and two firefighters were hurt in a house fire early Thursday morning in Pasadena.
The firefighter that was hurt was hospitalized, but officials said his injuries are non-life-threatening.
A Baltimore Fire spokesperson said two of the row homes were vacant.
Crews are on the scene of a rowhome fire in Curtis Bay.
One firefighter sustained minor burns responding to a fire in the Brooklyn area, WJZ has learned.
The fire was reported in the 1300 block Myrtle Ave.
No foul play is suspected and there was minimal fire damage, officials said.
Three people are dead and six are injured -- five children and one adult -- after a row home fire in East Baltimore, according to Baltimore City Fire officials.
The fire was brought under control in about an hour, but there was a partial collapse.
Firefighters said students and staff should follow evacuation orders from university security.
A 22-year-old Elkton woman has been charged with attempted second-degree murder and arson after she allegedly poured gasoline on the front door of a home and lit it on fire.
Master Deputy State Fire Marshal Ed Ernst said the blast blew out some doors in the basement, The Herald-Mail reported.
All three fires occurred less than a half-mile apart, the fire marshal office said.
Baltimore County firefighters contained a fire in the second floor of a Royal Farms store in Ruxton early Saturday morning.
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Chilly night ahead with some frost possible west of I-95. Warmer weather returns this weekend.
Storm threat continues Thursday with high heat added to the mix too during the afternoon.
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Warm temperatures are projected this week in Maryland with Friday evening and Saturday bringing rain and storms.
The Los Angeles Angels rallied back to defeat the Baltimore Orioles 7-6 on Wednesday.
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President Trump claims the problems with the Reflecting Pool in Washington are due to vandalism.
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Over 400 future star chefs took over Baltimore on Saturday for a National Culinary Cook-off.
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'I Believe in Me Girls' held its fifth annual workshop on Saturday to empower young women while introducing them to a variety of career opportunities in the creative industry.
Senator Kagan said this bill will limit what she calls "bait and switch" and price gouging.
The Maryland Department of Emergency Management increased the State Activation Level from Normal to Partial on Friday morning in response to a Microsoft outage that has paralyzed systems worldwide.
Neighbors in one west Baltimore neighborhood are figuring out what to do for groceries, due to the Giant Food location in Edmondson Village closing next month.
A string of recalls connected to Wisconsin-based supplier Schreiber Foods has now extended to Aldi stores after similar recalls at Hy-Vee and other grocery chains.
The U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration is asking to move marijuana to Schedule III, alongside ketamine and some anabolic steroids
The Pittsburgh Post-Gazette will stay open after it was sold to a nonprofit.
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The Baltimore Tech Hub, one of 31 federal "Tech Hubs" designated last year, was skipped for a cut of $504 million in the first round of funding for the program.
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Staff at Sinai Hospital's Neonatal Intensive Care Unit say they are seeing double as they care for five sets of twins at once.
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WJZ-TV meteorologist Greg Padgett has your latest weather forecast.
A mixture of sun and clouds is in the forecast for Maryland Thursday before wet weather returns.
Spotty showers will return to Maryland on Thursday after pleasant Wednesday weather.
Maryland sees temperatures in the upper 70s to low 80s with few clouds and a light breeze.
Warm temperatures are projected this week in Maryland with Friday evening and Saturday bringing rain and storms.
WJZ-TV meteorologist Greg Padgett has your latest weather forecast.
The inaugural 5-year violence prevention plan in Baltimore started back in 2021. WJZ-TV's Stephanie Douglas reports.
A mixture of sun and clouds is in the forecast for Maryland Thursday before wet weather returns.
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