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2 injured after Frederick Co. multivehicle blaze in self-storage lot

One civilian and a firefighter were injured when a fire broke out at a self-storage facility in New Market, Maryland, causing $1 million in damages on Saturday afternoon. Frederick County fire crews were called to New Market Mini Storage, off Md. Route 144/Old National Pike and near westbound Interstate 70, just after 3:15 p.m. for a vehicle fire outside one of the business’ warehouses. Flames spread to three RVs and four other vehicles before units were able to put it out. Images posted to social media showed smoldering vans, trucks and trailers in a lot:

One person was transported with burn injuries by medevac helicopter. A firefighter who also received burns was taken to a hospital. Route 144 was closed for over three hours Saturday as firefighters responded to the blaze. Below is a map of the area: [google_map latitude=”39.38694121603954″ longitude=”-77.29435906946296″ zoom=”13″ height=”300px” location_label=”” dynamic_map=”false”]

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This content was republished with permission from WTOP’s news partners at Maryland Matters. Sign up for Maryland Matters’ free email subscription today. After U.S. Department of Justice investigators found that Frederick County Public Schools had “unnecessarily and repeatedly” secluded and physically restrained students with disabilities in violation of federal law, Sen. Michael J. Hough (R-Frederick) is asking the Maryland State Department of Education to launch an independent investigation into that school system.
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