Crime & Safety
$65K Damage to Trailer in Lothian Fire
Anne Arundel County Fire officials say crews from three counties responded to an overnight fire at a Lothian trailer.
LOTHIAN, MD — Three area fire departments were called to fight an overnight fire Saturday in Lothian, says the Anne Arundel County Fire Department.
Just before 2:20 a.m. firefighters from Anne Arundel, Calvert, and Prince George’s Counties responded to a trailer fire in the unit block of Patuxent Mobile Estates.
The first fire crew on the scene reported about half the trailer was involved in fire. One of the residents was awake and discovered the fire. Both occupants were able to escape without injury before firefighters arrived, officials said.
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Damage to the trailer and its contents is estimated at $65,000. The fire has been determined to be accidental and was caused by an electrical failure in the living room, the department said.
The Red Cross assisted the two displaced adults.
One firefighter was taken to Anne Arundel Medical Center for treatment of a minor injury.
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