BCoFD : One Dead, One Critically Injured In Two Dundalk Electrical Fires

Press release from the Baltimore County Fire Department:

February 28, 2022

One woman died and another was seriously injured yesterday in two separate Dundalk electrical fires.

Vesta Irene Cooper, 92, was declared dead at the scene at her home in the 7000 block of Dunhill Road, 21222.

Fire crews were dispatched at 1:30 p.m. Sunday to the Dunhill Road address for a dwelling fire with rescue. A neighbor who called 911 reported the house on fire and an elderly female possibly trapped. 

Engine 6 (Dundalk) arrived within three minutes of dispatch, entered the home and found the victim in the living room.

BCoPD fire investigators determined this was an accidental fire that began with a damaged electrical cord.

A 72-year-old woman was critically injured in a Sunday night two-alarm apartment fire. She was transported to the Johns Hopkins Bayview Medical Center.

Fire and Police units were dispatched at 11:38 p.m. to an apartment fire in the 6900 block of Mornington Road, 21222. Fire crews found smoke and fire in the living room of one unit; a second alarm was called due to multiple rescues.

Responders found the critically injured victim in the bathroom. Eight other patients were treated for minor injuries; four of those were transported to hospitals.

BCoPD fire investigators determined this was an accidental fire caused by electrical failure of a series of connected extension cords. 

This press release was produced by the Baltimore County Fire Department. The views expressed here are the author’s own.