Vehicle and house fires and hazards reported in 24 hours
Fire log notes 24-hour period ending 8 p.m. with multiple incidents. At 11:02 p.m. a vehicle fire at 6003 Urbana Pike responded by Uniteds. At 9:11 a.m. a gas leak at Silver Spot Court responded by Independents. At 1:23 p.m. a house fire at 2520 Urbana Pike with Hyattstown and Urbana crews. At 3:14 p.m. at Building 568 Fort Detrick hazardous materials response by Independents. Ambulance calls: Emergencies 31, Routine 3.
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Urbana Pike
Uniteds
Silver Spot Court
Hyattstown
Urbana
Fort Detrick
Lottery results from Baltimore Maryland daily draw
Baltimore AP reports Thursday night Maryland lotteries drawn with Daily Lottery numbers 2 1 4 and Play Four sequence 8 2 2 2.
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Baltimore
Maryland
Western Maryland Weather Update With Showers Likely
Mostly cloudy today with showers and thunder storms likely across five counties. Highs near 80, 70s tonight, and 60 to 70s Saturday with varying chances of rain. Temperatures listed for Frederick Hagerstown Cumberland Oakland Westminster and extended outlook through Tuesday with afternoon thundershowers possible.
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Maryland
Carroll
Frederick
Howard
Montgomery
Washington
Hagerstown
Cumberland
Oakland
Westminster
West Virginia
City to enact energy saving rules amid oil embargo
Baltimore mayor Kurt Schmoke plans energy saving rules in response to the Iraqi and Kuwaiti oil embargo. He urged city vehicle drivers to conserve fuel and asked agency heads to submit gas usage reduction plans. The administration cites 1973 guidelines and possible use of emergency powers if fuel shortages worsen.
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Baltimore
Kurt Schmoke
U.S
William Donald Schaefer
State Energy Office
Trator
Schaefer
Lightning sparks wildfires across California Oregon and Idaho
A string of wildfires ignited by lightning swept through California Oregon and Idaho. California saw more than 60 000 acres burned with 29 000 acres in Tehama County and 20 families evacuated near Cohasset. In Oregon four major fires threatened towns and in Idaho two large fires burned with 70 new blazes reported. Yosemite Foresta and Sequoia areas reported multiple fires with evacuations and low containment.
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California
Idaho
Oregon
U.S. Forest Service
Yosemite National Park
Bakersfield
Stallion Springs
Terrill
Foresta
Sequoia National Forest
Kernville
Tulare County
Fort Detrick evacuates building after chemical spill
A research building at Fort Detrick was evacuated Thursday after twelve gallons of tri chloroethylene spilled in Building 568 while staff worked on the sterilization system. No injuries were reported. The chemical could release poisonous gases if ignited and was used to sterilize instruments. Firefighters handled the hazardous materials incident. Workers were expected to return Friday.
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Fort Detrick
Norman Covert
U.S. Army Bio-engineering Research and Development Laboratory
Covert
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