Electric vehicle catches fire, spreads to garage and destroys two other vehicles in Harford County

PHOTOS: An all-electric vehicle caught fire on Tuesday night, damaging a garage and two other vehicles, according to the Maryland State Fire Marshal. The owners were inside their home preparing to go to sleep when they heard a sound and discovered the vehicle was on fire. The 2022 Ford F-150 Lightning was charging in the driveway. The owner sustained burns to his right hand while attempting to disconnect the vehicle from its charging cable, according to fire officials. He then used a garden hose to attempt to extinguish the fire. The fire spread to the garage, destroying the two vehicles inside, fire officials said. Firefighters were able to contain the fire and prevent it from extending into the home. The house located at 315 Watertons Way sustained heat, smoke, soot and water damage.
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Region: Two adults, three children displaced in Northeast D.C. house fire

DC Fire and EMS said two adults and three kids were displaced after a fire at a home in Northeast D.C. Crews said they were dispatched to the 700 Block of Delafield Street for a fire on a 2 story semi-detached residence. When first responders arrived at the scene, they saw fire on rear porch with no extension. There were no injuries reported, according to DC Fire and EMS.
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Sons of Baltimore County fire captain collect trailer full of supplies for hurricane victims

VIDEO: Two young brothers from Harford County are doing their part to help hurricane victims down south. With the help of their mother, Jackson, 10, and Nicholas Watkins, 8, organized a donation drive and collected a trailer full of supplies that will head to North Carolina to help victims of Hurricane Helene. The boys wanted to do something to help after their father, Brandon Watkins -- a fire captain in Baltimore County and past chief of the Norrisville Volunteer Fire Co. -- was deployed to the area to assist with recovery efforts by the Federal Emergency Management Agency. "They wanted to go to North Carolina with chainsaws, ready to cut some trees and help help daddy," the boys' mother, Kaitlyn Watkins, told 11 News.
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Dorchester County Garage Fire Under Investigation

Maryland Office of the State Fire Marshal is investigating a garage fire that occurred in Dorchester County on Tuesday. State fire officials say the fire occurred on Tuesday, October 8th at approximately 11:48am at 108 Goodwill Ave in Secretary. The structure fire, described as a "one-story, wood-framed, 2-car garage", was discovered by a neighbor. Twenty firefighters from the Secretary Volunteer Fire Department controlled the incident in 15 minutes. Fire officials say the garage was in a "dilapidated state prior to the fire and used only for storage", and that the structural integrity of the garage resulted in the fire spreading rapidly and collapsing the building. A preliminary cause is not known at this time. The estimated loss due to the fire is $40,000 (structure and contents).
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Region: Fire crews respond to hazmat situation near the Kennedy Center in DC

D.C. Fire and EMS crews were called to the area of The John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts on Tuesday morning for a reported hazmat situation. According to the department, an accidental chemical exposure was reported at the 2700 block of F Street Northwest. The location is a River Pavilion garage near Rock Creek Parkway at the south end of the building. Upon further investigation, it was discovered that the hazmat situation was caused by a pool chemical product. Crews immediately worked to ventilate the area to remove the fumes. One person was transported to a nearby hospital for evaluation after being exposed to the chemical product, officials said. The chemical exposure was successfully ventilated from the area.
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Baltimore County Public Schools Says Fire Outside School Didn’t Injure Students Or Damage Building

No students or staff were hurt when an asphalt truck caught fire Tuesday outside Parkville High, school officials said. The incident canceled Tuesday classes and after-school activities. The school's Magnet Showcase, planned for Tuesday evening, was also canceled. "This event occurred prior to most students arriving at the school, so there was no early dismissal or anything like that," Baltimore County Public Schools spokesperson Charles Herndon told Patch in a Tuesday afternoon email. "Buses on route were turned around and transported students home." As of 2:14 p.m. Tuesday, classes and activities were scheduled to resume Wednesday. Herndon said he hadn't heard any reports of damage to the school. "This incident seems to have been confined primarily to the truck, though there was smoke as I understand it," Herndon said.
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