Fire officials say dog alerted family to fire in Rockville home

An unexpected hero is being credited for saving two people after a fire broke out at a Maryland home on Monday. “I mean she’s a wonderful dog, she’s very smart but I never thought I’d be in this situation,” said Diane Miller. Diane Miller said she was upstairs with her napping 14-month-old granddaughter when she heard a banging on the nursery door. It was her 8-year-old yellow lab, Molly. “Molly started hitting the door with her paw, and hitting it, and hitting it and hitting it,” Diane Miller explained. When she opened the door, Diane Miller smelled smoke. “I looked and the smoke was pouring out of the floor and the side of the house,” Diane Miller said. “Molly went downstairs to our next level. I went down with the baby, I put [Molly’s] collar on and she was pulling us outside. She kept pulling as hard as she could to get us out the sliding glass door.”
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Fire engulfs Carroll County residence, no injuries reported

PHOTO: Firefighters battled a fire overnight at a home in Woodbine, Carroll County. Crews were dispatched to the fire at 6307 Woodbine Road around 1:26 a.m. Tuesday. Firefighters at the scene saw fire coming from the home's garage, pool house and deck. The fire was extinguished in one hour. No injuries have been reported at this time. Officials believe the fire originated at the exterior deck. The cause of the fire is still under investigation.
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Townhouse engulfed by flames in Belcamp fire that spread to neighboring home

VIDEOS: A fire spread to two townhomes Monday morning in Harford County. SkyTeam 11 reported that firefighters were called around 11:10 a.m. to the 4300 block of Perkins Place in Belcamp for a fire. SkyTeam 11 reported that firefighters encountered an end unit fully engulfed in flames that spread to a neighboring townhome. No injuries were reported. Officials said an undetermined number of residents have been displaced as a result of the fire. No further information was immediately available. An investigation continues.
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Fire Burns 65 Acres After Vehicle Hits Power Line In Severn

A brush fire burned at least 65 acres of land Sunday in Severn, the Anne Arundel County Fire Department said. Nobody was hurt. No physical property was damaged in the wooded area. "A vehicle hit a power line pole, snapping the pole in half and causing the fire," Capt. Jenny Macallair told Patch in an email. The call came in minutes after 3 p.m. near Dicus Mill Road and Gambrills Road, Macallair said. About 5 acres burned on the south side of Dicus Mill Road. Roughly 60 to 70 acres were charred north of Dicus Mill Road, Macallair said. Macallair said the fire "impacted the edge of the Millersville Landfill." "Thankfully, the ground and trees have had a lot of rain over the past week and that helped to slow down the process," Macallair said. Macallair said 26 firefighters controlled the blaze in 1.5 hours.
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