Radio traffic: MD fire chief threatens to have sheriff remove firefighters not obeying evacuation order
Charles County fire occurred Friday at the home of local firefighters
12 hours ago
There was an unusual series of radio transmissions (above) over about four-minutes during a house fire in Charles County, Maryland on Friday. There apparently was such resistance to an order to evacuate the burning home that the incident commander threatened to have the sheriff remove firefighters from the fireground who refused to follow orders. Adding to the tension, the fire was at the home of a couple who are firefighters in Charles County.
Woman set home on fire with person inside and watched it burn from lawn chair, officials say
Police say Elkton woman set home on fire and watched it burn
By: WMAR Staff
and last updated 2021-05-07 00:10:10-04
A woman set a house on fire and sat outside in a lawn chair as she watched the home with a person inside become engulfed in flames, according to the Maryland State Fire Marshal.
An image captured of the fire shows flames consuming the house in Elkton as 52-year-old Blenda Holbrook found herself trapped in the basement before a pair of men pulled her from a window.
A woman accused of setting her home on fire with someone inside before watching it burn from a chair on the front lawn was arrested in Cecil County, Maryland.
Woman set home on fire with person inside and watched it burn from lawn chair, officials say
Police say Elkton woman set home on fire and watched it burn
By: WMAR Staff
and last updated 2021-05-06 11:53:22-04
A woman set a house on fire and sat outside in a lawn chair as she watched the home with a person inside become engulfed in flames, according to the Maryland State Fire Marshal.
An image captured of the fire shows flames consuming the house in Elkton as 52-year-old Blenda Holbrook found herself trapped in the basement before a pair of men pulled her from a window.