K9 Hero
Bella
Maryland Department of Public Safety and Correctional Services - Division of Correction — Baltimore, MD
Fire
Unknown Breed
Service Record
K9 Profile
Breed
Unknown Breed
Cause
Fire
Agency
Department
Maryland Department of Public Safety and Correctional Services - Division of Correction
Location
Baltimore, MD
Incident
K9 Bella died in a vehicle fire while being transported to the Western Correctional Institute in Cresaptown, Maryland.
Two handlers were taking Bella and a second canine to the facility when their department vehicle caught fire as they drove along I-68, near 15 Mile Creek, in Flintstone, Maryland. The officers were able to stop the vehicle and free one of the canines but were unable to free Bella as the vehicle became fully engulfed in flames.
What is kept
Photographs, film, sound and papers — what survived a life.