Hero Dog Saves Sleeping Woman From Maryland Camper Fire, Officials Say
A Maryland woman is recovering after a heroic dog helped her escape a burning camper trailer blaze, according to the State Fire Marshal.
The fire broke out around 2:18 p.m. Friday, April 11, inside a Sunline Solaris camper on Dogwood Court in Millington.
At the time, the owner and only occupant was asleep, officials said, when an electrical failure inside the trailer sparked the blaze.
There were no smoke alarms inside, but one of the woman's pet dogs began barking and woke her up, alerting her to the danger.
The woman tried to put out the fire but wasn’t able to stop it, according to the…
8-Year-Old Girl, Mom Killed in Devastating Norwich House Fire
An 8-year-old girl and her mother were killed in an early morning fire at their Connecticut home, authorities said.
The fire broke out just before 1 a.m. on Thursday, April 10, at a home on Otis Street in Norwich, officials said. Three families made up the seven people living at that address, Norwich firefighters said.
A tenant on the third floor was the first to spot the flames, and they ran, horrified, trying to wake up everyone else in the building. They called 911 as well, helping fire crews get there just 10 minutes after they spotted the fire.
Authorities did n…
4 Firefighters Injured In 2-Alarm Blaze At Newburgh Home
Four people, including firefighters, were hospitalized following an intense two-alarm fire that broke out at a home in Orange County, officials said.
The blaze started around 2:11 p.m. Monday, March 24, on the porch of a residence at 23 North Robinson Ave. in Newburgh, near the Newburgh City Court building, according to the City of Newburgh Fire Department.
When crews arrived, they found heavy flames at the rear of the building, with fire spreading to the first floor. A second alarm was struck just two minutes later, at 2:13 p.m.
Firefighters found one person trapped at a first…