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Small fire near guitar shop quickly extinguished, Waldorf MD

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Fire & Arson

Reported: 12/16/2025 03:32 AM

Old Washington Rd, Waldorf, MD 20602

According to the dispatch call, a small fire started near the Hot Licks Guitar Shop, close to Old Washington Road. A homeless female started the fire but put it out herself. The sheriff's office responded to the scene.

Audio|Heard on: Charles County Fire & EMS

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01:46

Transcript:

00:00

There you have Hot Licks Guitar Shop, near Old Washington Road for the outside fire.

00:04

Minch company 3 is alerted operations 10 off to 630.

00:07

3.4.2 on the scene.

00:16

10 out.

00:20

34.

00:25

34.

00:28

Okay,

00:32

camera again almost 129, 50 minutes into your incident.

00:38

Okay.

00:41

34.

00:46

34, just the information the trash department also has to solve.

00:53

Okay, I appreciate it.

00:55

She's sitting on the sidewalk where they fire approximately 12 inches away from the building.

01:06

Okay.

01:07

Thirty-four trails.

01:09

Thirty-four.

01:15

A homeless female,

01:17

a fire close to the building,

01:20

she extinguished the fire herself, the sheriff's office center on her way.

01:24

I'm ready.

01:27

Okay, can I have a description for the sheriff's office?

01:31

Are they on the scene now?

01:36

Yeah, they're here with me times too.

01:39

The (name withheld) female is a green jacket.

01:45

I've got this to hold your service.

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Location mentioned:

Old Washington Rd, Waldorf, MD 20602

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