Firefighters Make Quick Work of Kitchen Fire in Columbia

COLUMBIA, MD – Firefighters quickly extinguished a kitchen fire on Green Dory Lane in Columbia.

At approximately 6 PM, firefighters were dispatched to a reported kitchen fire on Green Dory Lane in Columbia. They quickly arrived to find a working fire, and additional resources were dispatched, but were not used. The fire was quickly

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Apartment Fire in Columbia Injures 2 Firefighters

COLUMBIA, MD – A fire in a three story apartment building has left two firefighters injured and displaced several residents.

At approximately 10:15 AM, firefighters were dispatched to a reported apartment fire in the 5600 block of Columbia Road. As personnel were approaching the scene, a large column of smoke was observed and a

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Large Wind Driven Brush Fires Throughout the State Keep Firefighters Busy

Firefighters struggled to contain a wind driven brush fire in the 3800 block of  Manor Lane in Ellicott City, requiring more than forty firefighters from as far away as Carroll County to control the more than twenty acres that were ablaze. Maryland Department of Natural Resources also assisted on the fire.

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Fire at Columbia Apartment Complex

COLUMBIA, MD – At approximately 10 AM, firefighters were dispatched to a report of an apartment fire in the 11600 block of Little Patuxent Parkway in Columbia. Personnel arrived to find nothing evident from the front, but quickly found fire showing from the second and third floors in the rear.

The fire was quickly

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Chimney Fire Spreads to Attic in Columbia

A chimney fire spread into the attic of a single family house in the Columbia village of Oakland Mills.

Firefighters were dispatched to the 9400 block of Macomber Lane in Columbia at approximately 4:25 PM. Units arrived to find a fire in the attic of a single family house, and requested a fire task

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Two Rescued from Columbia Apartment Fire

COLUMBIA, MD – Firefighters rescued two citizens from a fire in a Columbia apartment building.

At approximately 2:35 PM, firefighters were dispatched to a reported appliance fire in the 6000 block of Majors Lane in Columbia. As units were responding, 9-1-1 call takers received additional information stating the apartment

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Columbia House Fire Displaces One Resident

COLUMBIA, MD – A fire in the Hickory Ridge section of Columbia brought more than 50 firefighters from Howard and Montgomery counties, and has displaced one resident.

At approximately 4:15 AM, firefighters were dispatched to a report of the side of a house on fire in the 10900 block of Harmel Drive. Firefighters arrived

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Serious Crash in Ellicott City Sends Two to Shock Trauma

COLUMBIA, MD – Rescuers worked quickly to extricate the driver of a vehicle which was struck by a trash truck, critically injuring her.

At approximately 6:30, rescuers and paramedics were dispatched to the intersection of Route 108 and Centennial Lane in Ellicott City for a personal injury accident. As units were responding, additional

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Motor Vehicle Crash in Columbia Severely Injures One Patient

A single vehicle crash in Owen Brown has left one person with severe injuries.

As firefighters and paramedics were conducting their morning equipment checks, rescuers from the Columbia area were dispatched to the intersection of Sandchain Road and Youngheart Lane in the Owen Brown section of Columbia for a collision.

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Worker Severely Injured After Falling From Roof

ELLICOTT CITY, MD – A worker sustained a severe head injury after falling from the roof he was working on.

Paramedics were dispatched at approximately 12:35 PM to a report of a subject injured from a fall in the 11600 block of Homewood Road in Ellicott City. When emergency medical units arrived, they encountered

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