A house of nearly 10,000 square feet in Dickerson, Maryland, an hour west of Baltimore, was engulfed in flames on November 23 when the homeowner tried to smoke out a snake infestation on the property, a fire rescue official says
A house of nearly 10,000 square feet in Dickerson, Maryland, an hour west of Baltimore, was engulfed in flames on November 23 when the homeowner tried to smoke out a snake infestation on the property, Pete Piringer, chief spokesperson for the Montgomery County Fire & Rescue Service, told CNN.Piringer said snakes had been an ongoing issue for this owner and the previous tenant as well.No smoke, no water, no waste.
"There were no fire hydrants in the area," Piringer said."Which isn't a problem because we're used to it, but we had to shuttle in water tankers." What was left of the house after the fire was put out the next morning.It took a few hours for firefighters to get the fire under control, but it wasn't completely out until the next morning.The damages will cost more than $1 million, Piringer said. The house was recently purchased for $1.
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