2 Pets Rescued Amid Blaze at Southern Maryland Strip Mall

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A candle started an accidental blaze that tore through several businesses at a Southern Maryland strip mall Monday night, state fire marshals said.
Firefighters dispatched around 10:45 p.m. for a building fire found the strip mall in Solomons ablaze, and it took almost four hours to control the fire, officials said in a news release. Fire departments from Calvert, St. Mary’s, Charles and Prince George's counties responded.
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Investigators determined that some combustibles were ignited by a candle used by a homeless man taking refuge in a nearby camper trailer and flames spread to the building. The man fled the area, but was later taken to an area hospital for an unrelated medical emergency.

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