Suspicious Vehicle Spotted Before Cecil County House Fire, Officials Say
A suspicious vehicle was spotted leaving the area just before a house went up in flames late Saturday night in Cecil County, fire officials said.
The fire broke out at 10:42 p.m. on Saturday, July 12, inside a two-story single-family home on the 5800 block of Telegraph Road in Elkton, according to the Maryland State Fire Marshal, released Monday.
The fire, which caused an estimated $1,000 in damage, was discovered by a neighbor, officials said.
The home did not have a smoke alarm, and no fire alarms or sprinklers were present, they noted. No injuries were reported.
Roughly 40 firefighters…
PA Mom Dies Days After House Fire Leaves Her With Third-Degree Burns, Family Says
A disabled Luzerne County woman who was trapped inside her burning Kingston home earlier this week has died, officials and family members say.
Rebecca Kowalski, 52, of Kingston, was pronounced dead at 4:42 a.m. on Thursday, June 26, at Lehigh Valley Hospital Cedar Crest, the Luzerne County Coroner's Office said on Friday, June 27. She died from complications of thermal burns and smoke inhalation sustained in a house fire on the 50 block of Payne Avenue at approximately 6:44 a.m. on Tuesday, June 24.
Kowalski, who had no use of her legs, was alone when the fire spread through the living room…
Police ID Retired Revere Officer, Marines As Man Who Died In Fire: 'We Will Miss Him Immensely'
A respected veteran, longtime police officer, father, and grandfather died in a house fire that tore through his home on Washington Avenue in Revere earlier this week, officials said.
Richard Serino, 77, was killed when flames engulfed part of his multi-family home on Tuesday, June 17, authorities said.
Serino was a retired Revere police officer with decades on the force. He served in the Marines before joining the police department.
“This is a very sad day for the Revere Fire Department and the City of Revere,” Acting Revere Fire Chief James E. Cullen. “Mr. Serino was beloved …
