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Cause of Laurel Ridge fire still undetermined
The cause of a fire in the Laurel Ridge subdivision on May 19 that destroyed a two-story home and damaged two others is still undetermined, according to a state fire official said. Assistant State Fire Marshal Patrick Barker agreed with an initial report...Tags: Disasters and Accidents
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No one injured in Waynesboro house fire; cause appears to be electrical
The American Red Cross was called to assist a family after fire broke out in their home on Scott Road in Washington Township Monday evening, according to a Waynesboro Fire Department spokesman. The 6:24 p.m. fire at 12009 Scott Road appears to have...Tags: Disasters and Accidents, American Red Cross, Waynesboro (Waynesboro, Virginia), Charity
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Unattended cooking caused fire that displaced Hamilton Blvd. apartment residents
dan.dearth@herald-mail.com; davem@herald-mail.comUnattended cooking caused a fire Monday night at an apartment building on Hamilton Boulevard in Hagerstown that sent a woman to the hospital and displaced the building’s occupants, Fire Marshal Doug DeHaven said Tuesday. “Grease caught fire...Tags: Disasters and Accidents, Hospitals and Clinics, American Red Cross, Health
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Roasted sunflower seeds ignite trailer in Clear Spring-area barn
caleb.calhoun@herald-mail.comFirefighters called out for a barn fire in the Clear Spring area this morning arrived to find a lot of smoke and charred sunflower seeds. A barn fire was reported in the 13900 block of Campbell Harvest Lane at 6:30 a.m. today, a dispatcher for Washington...Tags: Disasters and Accidents, Mike Reid
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Washington County Commissioners briefs
Farmers complain about new proposed building code During a public hearing Tuesday on a proposed new Washington County building code, the chief complaint was about a possible change affecting agricultural structures. Farmers who spoke objected to...Tags: Disasters and Accidents, Career and Workplace, Nancy Allen, Labor Legislation, Cumberland (Allegany, Maryland)
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Fire destroys Morgan County home
waynesboro@herald-mail.comA Morgan County, W.Va., house was destroyed by fire Saturday afternoon. Berkeley Springs Fire Chief Todd Ruppenthal said when the first crews arrived at 39 Suba Drive, they found three-quarters of the roof and about half of the house on fire. Propane...Tags: Disasters and Accidents
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Paid firefighters help improve emergency response in Bedington, W.Va.
matthew.umstead@herald-mail.comThe Berkeley County Council and the Bedington Volunteer Fire Department have agreed to keep a combined paid and volunteer firefighter system in place following a six-month trial period. Robert W. “Robbie” Robinson, president of the fire...Tags: Disasters and Accidents, Companies and Corporations, Economy, Business and Finance
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No injuries in afternoon fire at Walter Ave in Greencastle
No one was injured Friday afternoon in a fire at 96 Walter Ave. in Greencastle. J.R. Koons, deputy fire chief of the Greencastle Rescue Hose Co., said the fire call was dispatched as a camper fire around 2:30 p.m. When Greencastle police arrived on...
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City fire funding complex matter; that's a bare fact
arnoldp@herald-mail.comHagerstown Fire Chief W. Kyd Dieterich likens the financial complexity of the city’s firefighting operations to what he says is “an example everybody can relate to — toilet paper.” Some time ago, Dieterich said, a man at one of...Tags: Disasters and Accidents, Companies and Corporations, Economy, Business and Finance
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Fire company's honesty about riches could cost it public aid
arnoldp@herald-mail.comJack Coffelt thought surely he’d be mobbed by excited government and fire leaders. But in the nearly four months since a front page newspaper story noted that his volunteer fire company has riches to share, Coffelt has received not even one call...Tags: Finance, Disasters and Accidents, Gaming, Entertainment, Companies and Corporations
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Lightning strike may have caused fire in church built in 1822
A lightning strike is believed to have caused a Saturday morning fire that damaged a nearly two centuries-old church. The fire at Emanuel Lutheran Church at 9416 Upper Strasburg Road was called in at 1:47 a.m., said Tom Rine, chief of the Pleasant...Tags: Disasters and Accidents, Rubber Products Industry, Newburg, Hopewell (Hopewell, Virginia)
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Fire marshal: Blaze that damaged vacant house on Maugansville Road was intentionally set
The Maryland State Fire Marshal’s Office said an intentionally set fire caused $35,000 in damage to a vacant house Saturday at 13257 Maugansville Road. Deputy Chief Jason Mowbray of the State Fire Marshal’s Office said Monday morning that the...
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