Anne Arundel County Fire Department Media Release February 8, 2022

Dwelling Fire- Glen Burnie (Burwood Gardens)

Date: Monday, February 7, 2022

Time: 10:36 a.m.

Location/Address: 202 Vernon Avenue, Glen Burnie, MD, 21061

Type of Incident: Dwelling fire

Description of Structure/Property: One and one-half story, single-family dwelling

Injuries or Deaths: Paramedics transported one firefighter with minor injuries to UM Baltimore Washington Medical Center. No injuries to the four occupants at home at the time of the fire.

Estimated Dollar Loss: Undetermined

Smoke Alarm Status: Undetermined

Assisting Fire Departments: Baltimore County Fire Department

Other Assisting agencies: Anne Arundel County Police, Baltimore Gas and Electric, American Red Cross Southern Maryland Chapter

Number of Alarms: One with Working Fire Dispatch

Number of Responding Firefighters: 42

Time to Control: 1 Hour

Discovered By: Neighbors and occupants; neighbors called 911 as the four occupants were exiting the home

Area of Origin: First floor

Preliminary Cause: Undetermined, under investigation by members of the Anne Arundel County Fire and Explosives Investigation Unit

Additional Information: Neighbors called 911, reporting fire and smoke from the windows of the home at the same time as the occupants were evacuating. First arriving firefighters found fire throughout the first and second floors of the house. The Red Cross is assisting six occupants displaced due to the fire.