NEWS
By Richard Irwin and Richard Irwin,SUN STAFF | December 13, 1995
Two Glen Burnie boys were rescued from Furnace Creek yesterday after they fell through the partially frozen surface while ice fishing, said a county Fire Department spokesman.Michael G. Webb, 11, of the 100 block of Stewart Lane and Justin Pollard, 9, of the 900 block of Langley Road fell through the ice near Langley Road about 5 p.m. and were stuck in the creek mud up to their shoulders, said Lt. Robert Kornmann, the spokesman.The young Pollard was able to free himself and managed to get across the muddy creek to the other side, from where he was able to summon help from the residents of a house, Lieutenant Kornmann said.
NEWS
By Gregory P. Kane and Consella A. Lee and Gregory P. Kane and Consella A. Lee,Sun Staff Writers | February 3, 1995
A four-alarm fire swept through the Woodside Apartments in Glen Burnie yesterday morning, causing $1 million in property damage but injuring no one, fire officials said.Lt. Robert Kornmann, a spokesman for the Anne Arundel County fire department, said 16 apartments were damaged, a dozen so heavily that their occupants were left homeless.The Red Cross placed six families in a hotel for the night, Annette Mooney, a spokeswoman, said. The other families evacuated made arrangements to stay with families or relatives, Ms. Mooney said.
NEWS
By Gregory P. Kane and Gregory P. Kane,Staff Writer | August 11, 1994
The Federal Aviation Administration has launched an investigation to determine why a single-engine plane crashed into a house in the 3500 block of River Bridge Way in Brockbridge Tuesday evening, a spokeswoman for the agency confirmed yesterday.Joan Brown, the spokeswoman, said an FAA inspector went to Suburban Airport in Laurel to examine the plane about noon yesterday, the first step in what she said would be a "lengthy investigation."FAA investigators have not interviewed the pilot of the plane, Gary Hankins, 45, of the 300 block of Dameron St. in Maryland City.
NEWS
By Gregory P. Kane and Dana Hedgpeth and Gregory P. Kane and Dana Hedgpeth,Sun Staff Writers | August 10, 1994
A single-engine airplane crashed into a split-level house in Brockbridge last night, leaving the pilot with severe head injuries, but harming no one in the house, authorities said.The pilot, Gary Hankins, 45, of the 300 block of Dameron St., Maryland City, was flown to the Prince George's Hospital Center. He later was listed in critical, but stable condition.Randy Franklin, who lives across the street from where the Ultra Light aircraft crashed in the 3500 block of River Bridge Way, was in his garden when the plane come down shortly before 6:30 p.m. "I just heard two or three pops, like shotguns when the engine gave out and then it died and glided right into the house," said Mr. Franklin, 34."
NEWS
By Gregory P. Kane and Gregory P. Kane,Sun Staff Writer | July 29, 1994
An off-duty county police officer rescued a Millersville family and their cat yesterday from a fire that destroyed their home.Officer William Bertram -- who works the midnight shift at the Northern District -- was on his way home at 7:30 a.m. when he noticed flames on the first floor of a two-story house in the 8200 block of Veterans Highway."
NEWS
By Peter Hermann and Peter Hermann,Sun Staff Writer | June 29, 1994
A Brooklyn Park woman ran out of her burning house just before it exploded early today, Anne Arundel County fire officials said.The 1 a.m. blast in the 5800 block of Redmond St. was heard by police officers several blocks away.Marjorie Russo, whose age was not available, was not injured; however, her two dogs were killed.Mrs. Russo told authorities that she had detected an onion-like odor in her home yesterday and that last night she felt nauseous and had a headache. Lt. Robert H. Kornmann, a Fire Department spokesman, said her symptoms could have been caused by a natural gas leak.