Crime & Safety
1 Injured, Home Destroyed In Forest Hill Fire
Fire officials suspect the blaze started with a candle.
Flames devastated a Forest Hill home Wednesday night and landed one person in a local hospital.
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Around 7:18 p.m. volunteer firefighters from Bel Air, Fallston and Jarrettsville companies rushed to the home in the 100 block of Marshall Drive, according to the Bel Air Volunteer Fire Company.
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When they arrived firefighters found flames coming from every window on the first floor.
Crews controlled the blaze within 20 minutes, but not before the fire had caused extensive damage to the single-story house, according to the fire company's website. The fire caused an estimated $300,000 damage, according to the Bel Air Volunteer Fire Company.
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One person was taken to a local hospital for treatment of injuries that were not life-threatening.
The cause of the fire remains under investigation by the Maryland State Fire Marshal's Office, but fire officials suspect the fire spread from a candle.
For more photos of this fire visit the Bel Air Volunteer Fire Company's website.
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