Posts Tagged ‘delaware state fire marshal’s office’
Long Neck House Fire Starts In Chimney
The cause of a house fire in the Long Neck area is under investigation. Sunday night’s fire started in the chimney of a home on Woodside Road in Winding Creek Village Sunday night, but was upgraded to a working alarm. Fire extension into the interior of the home was described as limited by the Indian…
Read MoreFire Damages Harrington Storage Building
A fire Sunday caused heavy damage to a storage building in Harrington. According to the Delaware State Fire Marshal’s Office, members of Harrington Fire Company responded to the 200-block of Fernwood Drive near Jackson Ditch Road Sunday afternoon. The fire started inside the building, and damage is estimated at $150,000. The cause of the fire…
Read MoreInvestigators: Seaford House Fire Was Deliberately Set
A house fire early Thursday in Seaford was deliberately set, according to the Delaware State Fire Marshal’s Office. The fire was reported during the 1:00 a.m. hour in the 600-block of Elm Drive. There were no reports of any injuries. Firefighters from Seaford, Laurel and Blades responded, as did the Fire Marshal’s Office. Damage is…
Read MoreFires Damage Two Kent Co. Homes
Two house fires in Kent County are under investigation. A Sunday fire on Melissa Street in Magnolia’s Alexanders Village community started in the garage and spread to the main structure. Occupants discovered the fire and got out safely. Damage was estimated at $100,000. Also Sunday, fire swept through a two-story home in Jockey Hollow, Clayton.…
Read MoreFire Marshal Says Magnolia House Fire Was Electrical
An electrical problem was the cause of a house fire in Magnolia that resulted in a brief “mayday” when a firefighter fell through a floor into the basement. The Delaware State Fire Marshal’s Office also says Sunday’s fire in Jonathan’s Landing caused about $200,000 damage, and several pets perished in the blaze. A firefighter was…
Read MoreLong Neck-Area Home Fire Under Investigation
Fire damaged a home in the Long Neck area Tuesday.Members of the Indian River, Millsboro and Lewes fire companies responded to the blaze on Sixth Street in the Bay City community Tuesday afternoon.Fire and smoke were coming from the rear and the side of the structure.No one was found to be home.One firefighter was taken…
Read MoreFire Damages Three Homes On The Bay In Slaughter Beach
A pre-dawn fire Monday damaged three homes in Slaughter Beach, according to the Delaware State Fire Marshal’s Office. The fire in the 300-block of Bay Avenue was reported just before 5:00 a.m. Monday. Arriving firefighters encountered heavy smoke and flames coming from a home. The occupants of the neighboring homes escaped safely. No one was…
Read MoreFrankford Straw Fire Deliberately Set
500 bales of hay were scorched in a fire that investigators say was deliberately set. The Delaware State Fire Marshal’s Office says the blaze broke out early Wednesday in the 30,000-block of Gum Road in Frankford. Members of the Frankford Volunteer Fire Company were assisted by several neighboring firefighting crews in putting out the fire.…
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