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Downtown Fire in Maryland

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A 2-ALARM FIRE STRUCK DOWNTOWN FREDERICK, MARYLAND, Wednesday evening.  When the first engine arrived on the scene shortly after 7 pm, they found an old, stone building with fire already showing on the 1st and 2nd floors of the historic structure.

photo by Sam Yu

After initial efforts to attack it from inside, the fire was expanding too rapidly and the crews were pulled out.  Shortly after, the roof collapsed and one wall of the fire building fell in.

The building was used for office space, storage and light manufacturing.  Nobody was inside when the fire started.

WMAR-TV Ch. 2 Baltimore filed some raw video taken from their helicopter:

The 25 fire companies that responded to the fire were able to contain it to the building of origin and had it knocked down in just over two hours.  Crews remained on the scene through the night working the hot spots and keeping watch.

The Frederick News-Post has the STORY.

Posted by on July 1, 2010 • Filed under: fire, Fires, Videos • Tagged: , , ,

Gas Pump Fire Update

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YESTERDAY WE REPORTED ON THE FIRE at a self-service gas station in Frederick, Maryland, (see Firegeezer video report HERE) that severely burned the man who was pumping gasoline into either his car or a portable gas container.

It was disclosed yesterday that the victim died shortly after he was flown to the Washington Hospital Center burn unit.  The state fire marshal also gave a statement to Baltimore tv station WBAL Ch. 11 updating the ongoing investigation:

He confirms that there was a portable container found next to the car and that they are studying security videos that possibly show the sequence of events that led to the costly blaze.

Posted by on November 5, 2009 • Filed under: Fires, investigations, News, Videos • Tagged: , , ,

Man Severely Burned at Self-Service Gas Pump

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A MAN WHO WAS PUMPING GASOLINE INTO HIS CAR in Frederick, Maryland, this morning is in serious, if not grave, condition following a fire that started near his car.

frederick a WJLA

WJLA-TV

The accident happened around 4 am Wednesday morning when the Germantown resident pulled into the fueling area and, after visiting the inside of the store, began pumping gasoline into a portable container.  Before anybody saw what was happening, the entire car and the man were on fire.  A sheriff’s deputy was just a block away at the time and was the first on the scene.  He found the victim on fire and laying in a nearby parking area.

State Police say that he has 2nd- and 3rd-degree burns over 100% of his body following the blaze.  When the FD arrived the fire was extending to the superstructure of the pump area.  The State Fire Marshal is investigating the cause of the fire that led to $200,000 in damages to the store.

WTTG-TV Ch. 5 has a video report:

The Frederick News-Post has MORE.
WHAG-TV has another VIDEO.

Posted by on November 4, 2009 • Filed under: fire, Fires, Rescues, Videos • Tagged: , , , , ,