2 Pets Perished In Joppa Blaze: Fire Marshal

JOPPA, MD (UPDATED 12:45 a.m.) — Two pets died in a mobile home fire Saturday night in Joppa, according to the Office of the State Fire Marshal. The residents were being assisted by friends and family.

The owner discovered the fire when she arrived home to the 500 block of Stans Road at 8:01 p.m.

The blaze started in the laundry room, the fire marshal said.

Approximately 25 firefighters responded and brought the blaze under control in 20 minutes. Crews from Joppa-Magnolia, Kingsville and APG reportedly assisted in the response, during which time a portion of Old Joppa Road was shut down.

By 9:20 p.m., the Joppa-Magnolia Volunteer Fire Company said that the blaze was out and crews were checking for any lingering hot spots.

Despite initial reports that there was someone trapped, nobody was found inside, according to Jenn Chenworth, spokeswoman for the Harford County Volunteer Fire and EMS Association.

The homeowner had thought her son was in the home but later learned he had left earlier in the evening, according to the fire marshal, who said that the family dog and family cat perished.

There was an estimated $50,000 in damage as a result of the fire — $25,000 in structural damage and $25,000 worth of items lost inside the 15-by-80-foot single-wide manufactured home.

The source of the fire was a dryer in the laundry room, according to the fire marshal.

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Main article image courtesy of the Joppa-Magnolia Volunteer Fire Company. Photo above by the Office of the State Fire Marshal.