UPDATE: Firefighters Respond to Two-Alarm Blaze in Arnold
The fire started just before 7 a.m. Tuesday on Deep Creek Avenue. Two residents escape unharmed.
Updated (3:44 p.m.)—Firefighters worked Tuesday morning to battle a blaze at a single-family home in Arnold. The two-alarm fire started just before 7 a.m. at the home at 1089 Deep Creek Ave., according to Anne Arundel County Fire Department spokesman Lt. Jack Beall. Initially, the fire was contained to the lower story of the home. The fire was under control by about 8 a.m. after more than 50 firefighters responded to the scene from Anne Arundel County, Annapolis and Naval Academy fire departments. Another fire department spokesman, Division Chief Keith Swindle, said two residents escaped the house and were unhurt. They are receiving assistance from the Red Cross. The home suffered an estimated $100,000 in damages. The exact cause of the …
tom
12:15 pm on Monday, March 4, 2013
Most fires are the result of human error or carelessness, including failure to properly maintain or repair appliances and heating equipment, chimney's etc. My home is over 80 years old, as are most of the ones in our community. One has had several fires as a result of woodstove heating and another was vacant and probably the victim of arson. None of the others has ever had a fire. My point is … more ›