Operations & Training

Van Slams into Bel Air, MD, House, Igniting Gas-Fed Blaze

Nov. 7, 2024

The driver ran away after the incident that forced neighbors to be evacuated, Bel Air firefighters said.

Susan Nicol

A van crashed into a Bel Air house igniting a blaze Wednesday night.

Bel Air firefighters evacuated nearby residents as the gas-fed fire raged, WJZ reported.

The van driver ran away after the crash, but has been identified.

Crews found a dog dead in the house and another was rushed to a veternarian for care.

The cause of the incident remains under investigation.

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Susan Nicol | News Editor

Susan Nicol is the news editor for Firehouse.com. She is a life member and active with the Brunswick Volunteer Ambulance & Rescue Company, Oxford Fire Company and Brunswick Vol. Fire Co. Susie has been an EMT in Maryland since 1976. Susie is vice-president of the Frederick County Fire/Rescue Museum. She is on the executive committee of Frederick County Volunteer Fire and Rescue Association. She also is part of the Maryland Institute for Emergency Medical Services Systems (MIEMSS) Region II EMS Council. Susie is a board member of the American Trauma Society, Maryland Division. Prior to joining the Firehouse team, she was a staff writer for The Frederick News-Post, covering fire, law enforcement, court and legislative issues.