An act of practical bravery by a young Edgewood teenager safeguarded her siblings from a potential catastrophe yesterday. According to WMAR-2 News, a 14-year-old girl sniffed out trouble when her household's air fryer ignited, leading her to evacuate her 4 and 10-year-old siblings promptly and seek help from a neighbor on Burlington Court to call 911.
Smelling smoke while preparing French fries, the teenager discovered the air fryer ablaze, and with a cool head, she guided her siblings to safety. A neighbor was alerted and then notified emergency services. Firefighters responding to the scene managed to confine the blaze primarily to the kitchen, as reported by CBS News Baltimore. However, the fire resulted in extensive heat, soot, and smoke damage throughout the rest of the home.
Further details revealed by fire investigators highlighted the teen's perseverance and the essential role of closing the home's front door by Harford County deputies, which preserved much of the property from damage. The flames took firefighters a quarter of an hour to quench, with restoration costs for the structure and its contents estimated at $75,000.
