Auto Fire

FIRE Bird Hill: Gamber responded to an auto fire in the 3400 block of Nicholson Road at 9:05 a.m. Friday.

Baltimore police have arrested a 35-year-old man in connection with a fire that destroyed an automobile repair and tire shop and cast a cloud of thick black smoke over Northwest Baltimore last Monday afternoon, police said. Police said Sunday that they had arrested the suspect, identified as Jason Hicks, on Friday and charged him with first-degree arson in the three-alarm fire in the 4100 block of W. Belvedere Ave. According to news reports and a Baltimore City firefighters' union website, the fire broke out around 4 p.m. Sept.

FIRE* Manchester: Manchester firefighters responded to an auto fire on Main Street at 6:07 p.m. Monday. They were out for 15 minutes.

Fire Taneytown: Firefighters responded at 4: 27 a.m. Friday to an auto fire at 3114 Kump Station Road. The car was found unoccupied in a field. Damage was estimated at $5,000. State fire marshal investigators said the fire had been started inside the vehicle. An investigation is continuing.

FIRE* Eldersburg: Sykesville responded to an auto fire at Ridge Road and Gemini Drive at 1:31 a.m. yesterday. Units were out 50 minutes.

FIRE* Marston: New Windsor engines responded to an auto fire on Hooper Road at 3:17 p.m. Friday. Units were out one hour.

FireHampstead: Firefighters responded Sunday for an auto fire in the 4400 block of Gross Mill Road. Units were out 41 minutes.Pub Date: 7/30/96

An alert neighbor who called 911 early yesterday morning helped save a large, unoccupied building on Sunnybrook Lane from being destroyed by fire.The fire was discovered about 2: 30 a.m., and firefighters from Westminster and Reese quickly doused the flames. No structural damage was sustained.Investigators from the State Fire Marshal's Office determined the fire was incendiary, and they are seeking the cause.In an incident Saturday morning, a kitchen fire in a split-level home on Poole Road caused $75,000 in damage.