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Reston, VA
Police & Fire
Loud Boom, Then Flames: Solar Panels Blamed For Roof Fire In Reston Home Loud Boom, Then Flames: Solar Panels Blamed For Roof Fire In Reston Home
Loud Boom, Then Flames: Solar Panels Blamed For Roof Fire In Reston Home A fire that erupted on the roof of a Virginia home was caused by a solar panel…

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by Zak Failla
Bethesda, MD
Business
9 Toddlers Drown, Sparking Recall Of 5 Million Backyard Pools 9 Toddlers Drown, Sparking Recall Of 5 Million Backyard Pools
9 Toddlers Drown, Sparking Recall Of 5 Million Backyard Pools Millions of backyard pools sold nationwide are being recalled after nine toddlers drowned in…

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by Chris Spiker
Westport, CT
Police & Fire
Lightning Sparks House Fires, Damage To Multiple Westport Homes Lightning Sparks House Fires, Damage To Multiple Westport Homes
Lightning Sparks House Fires, Damage To Multiple Westport Homes Two homes were damaged overnight after lightning struck during a sudden…

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by Josh Lanier
Fredericksburg, VA
Police & Fire
Two Treated, Home Scorched In Fast-Moving Fredericksburg Basement Fire, Officials Say (PHOTOS) Two Treated, Home Scorched In Fast-Moving Fredericksburg Basement Fire, Officials Say (PHOTOS)
Two Treated, Home Scorched In Fast-Moving Fredericksburg Basement Fire, Officials Say (Photos) A fast-moving basement fire forced a major emergency…

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by Zak Failla
Teaneck, NJ
Police & Fire
Backyard Blaze Destroys Teaneck Home, Displaces Family, Cops Say Backyard Blaze Destroys Teaneck Home, Displaces Family, Cops Say
Backyard Blaze Destroys Teaneck Home, Displaces Family, Cops Say A backyard fire tore through a Teaneck home late Saturday night, July 5, displacing…

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by Cecilia Levine
Valley Stream, NY
Police & Fire
Family Dinner Halted By Lightning-Sparked Fire At Lawrence Home Family Dinner Halted By Lightning-Sparked Fire At Lawrence Home
Family Dinner Halted By Lightning-Sparked Fire At Lawrence Home A Long Island family’s dinner took a terrifying turn when lightning struck their home,…

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by Michael Mashburn
Westport, CT
Police & Fire
Raging Dumpster Fire Nearly Destroys Westport Home Raging Dumpster Fire Nearly Destroys Westport Home
Raging Dumpster Fire Nearly Destroys Westport Home Westport firefighters stopped a fast-moving dumpster fire from spreading to a nearby home…

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by Josh Lanier
Wenonah-Woodbury Heights, NJ
Police & Fire
Photos Show House Collapse Caused By Dump Truck That Lost Control In Woodbury Heights Photos Show House Collapse Caused By Dump Truck That Lost Control In Woodbury Heights
Photos Show House Collapse Caused By Dump Truck That Lost Control In Woodbury Heights A dump truck slammed into a home in South Jersey on…

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by Cecilia Levine
Norwalk, CT
Police & Fire
Norwalk House Fire Displaces 11 People; Cause Of Blaze Under Investigation Norwalk House Fire Displaces 11 People; Cause Of Blaze Under Investigation
Norwalk House Fire Displaces 11 People; Cause Of Blaze Under Investigation Eleven people were forced out of their home after a fire tore through a…

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by Josh Lanier
Newburgh, NY
Police & Fire
Car Drives Through Garage, Into House In Newburgh Car Drives Through Garage, Into House In Newburgh
Car Drives Through Garage, Into House In Newburgh A residence in Orange County was damaged after a vehicle crashed through a garage door,…

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by Ben Crnic
Port Chester, NY
Police & Fire
Basement Blaze Proves Too Much For Homeowner’s Fire Extinguisher In Port Chester Basement Blaze Proves Too Much For Homeowner’s Fire Extinguisher In Port Chester
Basement Blaze Proves Too Much For Homeowner’s Fire Extinguisher In Port Chester A quick-thinking homeowner tried to stop a basement fire with a…

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by Ben Crnic
Lebanon, PA
Police & Fire
Remote-Control Toy Batteries Ignite Lebanon County House Fire: Officials Remote-Control Toy Batteries Ignite Lebanon County House Fire: Officials
Remote-Control Toy Batteries Ignite Lebanon County House Fire: Officials Batteries from a remote control hobby device sparked a basement fire that filled a…

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by Jillian Pikora
Bethesda, MD
News
Faulty Hinges Could Cause Windows To Crash Shut, Prompting Huge Recall Faulty Hinges Could Cause Windows To Crash Shut, Prompting Huge Recall
Faulty Hinges Could Cause Windows To Crash Shut, Prompting Huge Recall A hidden hazard in hundreds of thousands of windows could cause glass panes to…

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by Chris Spiker
Ashburn, VA
Police & Fire
Flames Tear Through Ashburn Garage, Displaces Family, Pets: Fire Officials Flames Tear Through Ashburn Garage, Displaces Family, Pets: Fire Officials
Flames Tear Through Ashburn Garage, Displaces Family, Pets: Fire Officials A Loudoun County family and their two dogs are displaced after a fiery garage…

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by Zak Failla
Pasadena-Lake Shore, MD
Police & Fire
Fatal Fire In Pasadena Kills Man Overnight, Marking Third Anne Arundel Fire Death Of 2025 Fatal Fire In Pasadena Kills Man Overnight, Marking Third Anne Arundel Fire Death Of 2025
Fatal Fire In Pasadena Kills Man Overnight, Marking Third Anne Arundel Fire Death Of 2025 A 62-year-old man was killed when flames tore through his…

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by Zak Failla
Aberdeen, MD
Police & Fire
$200K Blaze Rips Through Aberdeen Home With No Smoke Alarms, Officials Say $200K Blaze Rips Through Aberdeen Home With No Smoke Alarms, Officials Say
$200K Blaze Rips Through Aberdeen Home With No Smoke Alarms, Officials Say A dryer fire tore through a home in Harford County on Sunday night,…

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by Zak Failla
Glenwood-Glenelg, MD
Police & Fire
Carbon Monoxide Poisoning Leaves 2 In Critical Condition In Glen Arm: Fire Officials Carbon Monoxide Poisoning Leaves 2 In Critical Condition In Glen Arm: Fire Officials
Carbon Monoxide Poisoning Leaves 2 In Critical Condition In Glen Arm: Fire Officials A quiet Monday morning in Baltimore County nearly turned deadly after…

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by Zak Failla
Kingston, NY
News
House Explosion: Cause Revealed For Blast That Killed Man, Woman In Hurley House Explosion: Cause Revealed For Blast That Killed Man, Woman In Hurley
House Explosion: Cause Revealed For Blast That Killed Man, Woman In Hurley Days after a man and woman were killed in a house explosion in the Hudson…

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by Michael Mashburn
Fredericksburg, VA
Police & Fire
Fire Breaks Out On Spotsylvania Porch As Crews Contain Flames In Minutes Fire Breaks Out On Spotsylvania Porch As Crews Contain Flames In Minutes
Fire Breaks Out On Spotsylvania Porch As Crews Contain Flames In Minutes A late-night house fire in Spotsylvania County had emergency crews rushing to…

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by Zak Failla
Perryville-Port Deposit, MD
News
Hero Neighbor Grabs Garden Hose, Saves Port Deposit Home From Flames: Fire Marshal Hero Neighbor Grabs Garden Hose, Saves Port Deposit Home From Flames: Fire Marshal
Hero Neighbor Grabs Garden Hose, Saves Port Deposit Home From Flames: Fire Marshal A Maryland man didn’t wait for the fire department to arrive when…

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by Zak Failla
Paramus, NJ
Police & Fire
Inferno Destroys Multi-Million Dollar Paramus Home, Firefighter Slips On Marble Floor: Sources Inferno Destroys Multi-Million Dollar Paramus Home, Firefighter Slips On Marble Floor: Sources
Inferno Destroys Multi-Million Dollar Paramus Home, Firefighter Slips On Marble Floor: Sources A massive fire that destroyed a newly built multi-million…

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by Cecilia Levine
Wayne-Radnor, PA
Police & Fire
Million-Dollar Bryn Mawr Mansion Engulfed In Flames Overnight: Fire Crews Million-Dollar Bryn Mawr Mansion Engulfed In Flames Overnight: Fire Crews
Million-Dollar Bryn Mawr Mansion Engulfed In Flames Overnight: Fire Crews A massive fire ripped through a million-dollar log-cabin-style home on the Main…

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by Jillian Pikora
Sterling, VA
Police & Fire
$650K Townhouse Fire Sparked By Malfunctioning Car In Loudoun County $650K Townhouse Fire Sparked By Malfunctioning Car In Loudoun County
$650K Townhouse Fire Sparked By Malfunctioning Car In Loudoun County A massive fire tore through a townhome in Virginia, forcing a family of three out…

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by Zak Failla
Norwalk, CT
Police & Fire
Norwalk Homeowner Escapes Blaze As Crews Beat Back Flames Norwalk Homeowner Escapes Blaze As Crews Beat Back Flames
Norwalk Homeowner Escapes Blaze As Crews Beat Back Flames Smoke alarms likely saved a Norwalk homeowner’s life early Sunday morning, March 9,…

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by Josh Lanier
Potomac, MD
Police & Fire
Two-Alarm Fire Collapses Potomac Mansion (DEVELOPING) Two-Alarm Fire Collapses Potomac Mansion (DEVELOPING)
Two-Alarm Fire Collapses Potomac Mansion (Developing) A massive fire tore through a home in Montgomery County, leaving a family of six displaced—but…

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by Zak Failla
Norwalk, CT
Police & Fire
Norwalk Firefighters Save Home from Spreading Blaze in Minutes Norwalk Firefighters Save Home from Spreading Blaze in Minutes
Norwalk Firefighters Save Home from Spreading Blaze in Minutes Fire tore through the back patio of a Norwalk home Monday afternoon, melting siding and…

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by Josh Lanier
Aldie, VA
Police & Fire
$679K In Damages Reported After Lithium-Ion Battery Fire At Aldie Home, Officials Say $679K In Damages Reported After Lithium-Ion Battery Fire At Aldie Home, Officials Say
$679K In Damages Reported After Lithium-Ion Battery Fire At Aldie Home, Officials Say A fire sparked by a lithium-ion battery caused nearly $700,000 in…

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by Zak Failla
Indian Head-Nanjemoy, MD
Police & Fire
Homeowner Hospitalized As Fire Causes $280K In Damages In Nanjemoy: Officials Homeowner Hospitalized As Fire Causes $280K In Damages In Nanjemoy: Officials
Homeowner Hospitalized As Fire Causes $280K In Damages In Nanjemoy: Officials A woman was hospitalized after flames tore through her Charles County…

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by Zak Failla
Hagerstown, MD
Police & Fire
Six Killed In Three Separate Maryland Fires Within 12 Hours, State Fire Marshal Investigating Six Killed In Three Separate Maryland Fires Within 12 Hours, State Fire Marshal Investigating
Six Killed In Three Separate Maryland Fires Within 12 Hours, State Fire Marshal Investigating Tragedy struck Maryland overnight as six people were killed in…

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by Zak Failla
Ashburn, VA
Police & Fire
Electrical Malfunction Sparks $100K Ashburn House Fire, Displaces Resident Electrical Malfunction Sparks $100K Ashburn House Fire, Displaces Resident
Electrical Malfunction Sparks $100K Ashburn House Fire, Displaces Resident An Ashburn resident is picking up the pieces after a roaring attic fire—fueled by…

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by Zak Failla
Haverstraw, NY
News
4 Children, 5 Adults Suffer CO Poisoning In Garnerville: Here's How Paramedics Saved Them 4 Children, 5 Adults Suffer CO Poisoning In Garnerville: Here's How Paramedics Saved Them
4 Children, 5 Adults Suffer CO Poisoning In Garnerville: Here's How Paramedics Saved Them Two paramedics are being praised for their quick life-saving…

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by Ben Crnic