Harford County family displaced after Christmas Eve fire searching for missing dogs
By Ashley Paul, Adam Thompson
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BALTIMORE (WJZ) — A family of six are displaced, and two of their dogs are missing, after a fire destroyed their Harford County home on Christmas Eve.
People driving around looking at holiday lights alerted emergency responders to the fire in the 500 block of Flintlock Dive in Bel Air. Officials said the fire appeared to have been sparked by an electrical issue with the Christmas tree.
Fire officials said witnesses driving through the neighborhood noticed the fire in the living room of the home and stopped to tell the owners, who weren’t home at the time.
They reported hearing dogs inside the home and attempted to save them by kicking the front door open, while another neighbor broke the back door window in an attempt to save the pets, according to fire officials.
The estimated cost of damage is about $500,000.
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