Buckeystown Pike House Fire

 
By Assistant Chief Marc McNeal
April 3, 2012
 

An early evening fire destroyed a house located in the 4200 block of Buckeystown Pike.

A 37 year-old occupant was burned trying to save a puppy from the fire. No one else was home at the time. The occupant was flown by Maryland State Police helicopter to a burn center where his current condition is unknown.

The cause of the fire is under investigation by the Frederick County Fire Marshal's Office.

Buckeystown Pike was closed for a few hours while fire and rescue personnel extinguished the fire.

 
Units: E311, E31, A319, A39, RS3
 
Mutual Aid: ET143, E141, TR41, Q14, E12, E23, BAT901, BAT902, BAT1, C1-1