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Smoking Materials Spark Apartment Fire In Elkridge
The Howard County Department of Fire and Rescue Services reminds residents to extinguish smoking materials in an ash tray or bucket of sand.

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The Howard County Department of Fire and Rescue Services reminds residents to extinguish smoking materials in an ash tray or bucket of sand.

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