Dwelling Fire- Glen Burnie (Twin Cove)
Date: Sunday, February 27, 2022
Time: 11:14 a.m.
Location/Address: 201 Sunset Drive, Glen Burnie, MD 21060
Type of Incident: Dwelling Fire
Description of Structure/Property: Two-story, single-family dwelling
Injuries or Deaths: Paramedics transported two firefighters to the Burn Center at Johns Hopkins Bayview Medical Center with minor burn injuries. They were both treated and released.
Estimated Dollar Loss: $90,000
Smoke Alarm Status: Undetermined
Assisting Fire Departments: Baltimore/
Other Assisting agencies: American Red Cross Southern Maryland Chapter, Baltimore Gas and Electric
Number of Alarms: One alarm and Working Fire Dispatch
Number of Responding Firefighters: 34
Time to Control: One hour
Discovered By: Occupants, neighbors
Area of Origin: Living room
Preliminary Cause: Undetermined, under investigation
Additional Information: Firefighters responded to multiple 911 calls reporting a dwelling fire at Sunset Drive and Glenlea Drive. First arriving firefighters reported fire from all the windows on the first floor. Five occupants at the time of the fire escaped without injury before the arrival of firefighters. The fire was brought under control in about an hour. The cause is under investigation by members of the Anne Arundel County Fire and Explosives Investigation Unit. The Red Cross is assisting one occupant who is displaced as a result of the fire.