Crews Save Family, 8 Dogs From Anne Arundel Blaze: Report

LINTHICUM HEIGHTS, MD — An accidental house fire displaced five residents and their 10 dogs early Saturday morning, officials said. Investigators believe the Linthicum Heights fire started around 2:30 a.m. when a dog hit a knob on the stove. The fire caused $20,000 in damage, an incident report noted.

Smoke filled the house by the time firefighters arrived to the scene in the 400 block of Oak Grove Road. First-arriving police officers helped a few residents out of the home. The others escaped the on their own.

Several dogs were still trapped inside, however. Firefighters battled the flames while also pulling eight puppies from the fire.

All of the family's dogs made it out safely. It's not clear how the other two dogs escaped.

Medics took the three children and two adults to Baltimore's MedStar Harbor Hospital, where doctors examined them for possible smoke inhalation. One officer from the Anne Arundel County Police Department cut their hand while helping a resident out of a ground-level window. That officer did not go to the hospital.

The report said the homeowner called 911 after waking up to smoke alarms. He tried to put out the kitchen fire before exiting the two-story, single-family home.

A team of 41 firefighters controlled the flames in 10 minutes. Crews from the Baltimore/ Washington International Thurgood Marshall Airport Fire & Rescue Department assisted the Anne Arundel County Fire Department's response.

The Red Cross is helping the displaced occupants and their dogs with housing.

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