One Injured In Glen Burnie House Fire: Officials

GLEN BURNIE, MD — A Glen Burnie woman was treated at the hospital Wednesday afternoon after her house caught fire, according to the Anne Arundel County Fire Department. A passerby helped the 68-year-old woman escape the blaze in the 7600 block of Quarterfield Road around 12:30 p.m. before firefighters arrive.

Firefighters saw flames coming from the front porch of the two-story single-family home when they arrived. Someone passing by the scene assisted the only occupant of the house, a 68-year-old female, in evacuating before firefighters arrived.

Firefighters extinguished the fire in less than 10 minutes with minimal extension to the inside of the home.

Members of the Anne Arundel County Fire and Explosives Investigation Unit sayd the cause of the fire was accidental, and began in a mulch bed outside the house that was likely ignited by improperly discarded smoking materials.

Two residents have been displaced from the home and damage is estimated at $45,000.

The bystander who helped the occupant get out of the house was evaluated by paramedics, but he declined to go to the hospital. There were no other injuries, officials said.

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