Anne Arundel County Fire Department Media Release March 18, 2022

Fatal Dwelling Fire- Glen Burnie (Garland subdivision)

Date: Friday, March 18, 2022

Time: 12:38 a.m.

Location/Address: 9 Greenwood Avenue, Glen Burnie, MD 21061

Type of Incident: Fatal dwelling fire

Description of Structure/Property: Two-story, single-family dwelling

Injuries or Deaths: 

1) A female occupant was removed from the second floor by firefighters. When she was removed, she was in cardiac arrest and turned over to waiting paramedics. She was declared deceased at the scene after efforts to resuscitate her were unsuccessful. She is identified as Darlene Feeheley, 68.

2) Her 72-year-old husband escaped the home before firefighters arrived. He was transported to the Burn Center at John Hopkins Bayview Hospital with injuries that were critical and possibly life-threatening.

3) One firefighter was transported to Baltimore Washington Medical Center with a minor eye injury.

Estimated Dollar Loss: Undetermined

Smoke Alarm Status: One smoke alarm was present and activated

Assisting Fire Departments: Baltimore/Washington International Thurgood Marshall Airport (BWI) Fire & Rescue Department, Baltimore County Fire Department

Other Assisting agencies: Anne Arundel County Police, Maryland Office of the Chief Medical Examiner, Baltimore Gas and Electric

Number of Alarms: One alarm with Working Fire Dispatch

Number of Responding Firefighters: 42

Time to Control: 45 minutes

Discovered By: Occupants and neighbors

Area of Origin: Kitchen

Preliminary Cause: Accidental, cause remains under investigation

Additional Information: Firefighters responded to 911 calls reporting a dwelling fire with occupants trapped. First arriving firefighters found a two-story home with smoke and flames visible. The fire was brought under control in about 45 minutes. The cause of the fire is under investigation by members of the Anne Arundel County Fire Department Fire and Explosives Investigation Unit.