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House Fire Displaces 2, Causes $400K In Damage In Anne Arundel County: Officials

A Pasadena house fire displaced two residents and caused $400,000 in damage, officials said.

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The Anne Arundel County Fire Department said a Pasadena house blaze displaced two adults and caused $400,000 in damage. The Tuesday fire in the 600 block of Duvall Highway is pictured above.
The Anne Arundel County Fire Department said a Pasadena house blaze displaced two adults and caused $400,000 in damage. The Tuesday fire in the 600 block of Duvall Highway is pictured above. (Courtesy of the Anne Arundel County Fire Department)

PASADENA, MD — A Pasadena house fire displaced two adults recently and caused $400,000 in damage, county officials announced. Nobody was hurt.

Neighbors reported the blaze in the 600 block of Duvall Highway around 3:42 p.m. on Tuesday. First responders said they found flames and smoke on the southeastern side of the 1.5-story, single-family home.

A press release said the American Red Cross is helping the residents, who were not home during the fire.

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Authorities are still investigating the blaze's cause and area of origin. Officials said the house did not have any working smoke detectors.

The American Red Cross is helping two residents with housing after a Tuesday fire caused $400,000 in damage to their Pasadena home, which is pictured above. (Courtesy of the Anne Arundel County Fire Department)

A team of 56 controlled the flames in about an hour, the release said.

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The Anne Arundel County Fire Department thanked these stations for assisting its response:

  • Baltimore/Washington International Thurgood Marshall Airport Fire & Rescue Department
  • Annapolis Fire Department

The Anne Arundel County Crisis Intervention Team and the Anne Arundel County Police Department were also on the scene.

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