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Vacant Joppa Home Often Targeted By Vandals Set On Fire: Maryland State Fire Marshal

A vacant Joppa home targeted by vandals was damaged by fire Feb. 17. The blaze was discovered by a neighbor and is under investigation.

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A vacant home located at 3447 Dorothy Avenue in Joppa sustained $50,000 in damage after a neighbor discovered a fire there. The incident is under investigation. Anyone with information is asked to call 410-386-3050.
A vacant home located at 3447 Dorothy Avenue in Joppa sustained $50,000 in damage after a neighbor discovered a fire there. The incident is under investigation. Anyone with information is asked to call 410-386-3050. (Photo courtesy of the Maryland Office of the State Fire Marshal)

JOPPA, MD — A vacant home often targeted for acts of vandalism was set on fire Feb. 17.

A neighbor discovered the fire around 6:27 p.m. Feb. 17. The one-story single family home owned by Albert Bierman burned for 20 minutes before 44 firefighters with the Joppa-Magnolia Volunteer Fire Company extinguished it, according to the Office of the State Fire Marshal.

The home located at 3447 Dorothy Avenue in Joppa sustained $50,000 in damage. The incident is under investigation. Anyone with information is asked to call 410-386-3050.

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