Crime & Safety

2 Dogs Rescued From PG County House Fire

No one was injured after a fire broke out at a home in Prince George's County Thursday morning.

LAUREL, MD -- All parties are safe thanks to the actions of firefighters after a house caught fire in Laurel Thursday morning.

Firefighters responded to the 1900 block of Knoll Drive to a report of a one-story single family home with fire and smoke showing, Prince George's County Fire Department spokesman Mark Brady tweeted at 8:44 a.m.

Just a few minutes later he reported that the fire, which started in the kitchen, had been extinguished. Also, firefighters released two dogs from the home into the backyard.

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The dogs were OK, and no one appeared to be in the home at the time.

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