MD State Fire Marshal Investigating Fire in Vacant Hebron Home

Hebron firefighters were called to a home on Chestnut Street for a structure fire just before 4am on Monday. Crews arriving at the scene found fire in a vacant three-story home. Firefighters from several neighboring companies provided assistance or backup.  Investigation by the State Fire Marshal shows the fire began inside the home and is…

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Storage Building in Salisbury Fire–Result of Arson

A fire at a storage building was intentionally set and involved two juveniles, according to the Maryland Office of the State Fire Marshal. The arson incident occurred yesterday evening on North Salisbury Boulevard in Salisbury. No injuries were reported. Structural damage was estimated at $30,000 and loss of contents at $5,000. Referrals to the Department…

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Salisbury Area Fire Saturday Accidental; 2 Family Pets Die in Blaze

A 2-alarm fire on Cloverdale Street in Salisbury Saturday night has been ruled accidental by the Maryland State Fire Marshal. Firefighters were called just after 7pm on Saturday and found a 2 story home with smoke showing and fire in the basement that extended to the first and second floor. Multiple fire companies from Wicomico…

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Bethany Beach Firefighters Battle Blaze at Sea Colony

Bethany Beach firefighters were called to Annapolis House Road at Sea Colony for a structure fire Thanksgiving night. The call came in just after 9:15pm and crews arriving at the scene found a garden apartment on fire in the Annapolis building. Multiple crews from Sussex County as well as Ocean City were called to assist…

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Fire Damages Multiple Vehicles in Apple Scrapple Parking Area

Bridgeville firefighters were called around 3pm for a fire in a parking area on Wesley Church Road being used for the Apple Scrapple Festival. Crews arriving at the scene found multiple vehicles on fire. State Fire Marshal investigators determined the fire originated in a single vehicle and spread – damaging 13 additional vehicles. The fire…

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Fire at Vacant Mobile Home in Caroline County

A fire that occurred at an abandoned and vacant mobile home on Kibler Road in Greensboro in Caroline County is under investigation. The fire was reported by a passerby yesterday afternoon just before 2 p.m. The house had been abandoned for over 15 years, according to the Maryland Office of the State Fire Marshal. The fire…

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Cambridge Home Damaged by Fire Friday Night; Firefighter Injured

A fire in Cambridge sent one firefighter to the hospital. Firefighters were called to a home on Travers Street in Cambridge just after 6 Friday evening and found fire in a three-story home. The fire was discovered by a neighbor and took firefighters nearly an hour to bring under control. State Fire Marshal investigators say…

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House Fire Displaces Family in Hebron, Wicomico County

A fire that occurred in a two-story house overnight on Porter Mill Road, Hebron, Wicomico County displaced a family and caused an estimated $300,000 in structural damage. The American Red Cross and other volunteer organizations are assisting the family. In addition, two dogs died in the fire. The blaze originated on the first floor.  Smoke…

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Apartment Building Fire in Easton Leaves Family Displaced

A fire leaves an apartment building in Easton with heavy damage. The fire was reported at about 5:45 Wednesday evening on Southwest Street. It took crews two hours of battling the blaze before the fire in the two-story apartment building was brought under control. Maryland State Fire Marshalls believe the fire started in the kitchen…

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Fire Destroys KFC/Taco Bell in Easton

An investigation is underway into a fire that destroyed a KFC/Taco Bell fast food restaurant on Ocean Gateway in Easton in the overnight hours on Thursday, October 26th. Employees at the neighboring Wawa initiated a 911 call, an emergency response crews responded to the scene. Despite quick, and aggressive efforts against the fire and successful…

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Electrical Malfunction Leads to Fire that Causes Significant Damage to Building in Dorchester County; Blaze Rekindled Hours Later

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UPDATE: The fire that occurred yesterday afternoon close to 2 p.m. at a one story, wood frame pole building in Dorchester County was rekindled last night around 10 p.m. This time, the blaze started in the ceiling void space. The Hurlock Volunteer Fire Department came back after a passerby discovered the fire. The time it…

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Apartment Fire in Denton, MD; Multiple Residents Displaced

Multiple individuals who were living in 11 separate units at a three-story apartment building in Denton have been displaced after a fire occurred yesterday. The blaze started in the interior second floor stairwell, but the cause is still under investigation. Damage is estimated at $175,000. The smoke alarm status was present with activation according to…

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Accidental Fire at Easton High School Classroom This Morning

A fire occurred Just before 7:00 this morning in a classroom at Easton High School on Mecklenburg Avenue in Easton– Talbot County, Maryland. According to the Office of the State Fire Marshal, custodian staff were in the process of moving items out of the classroom and placed electronic equipment on the stove top, inadvertently activating…

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Mobile Home Fire in Dorchester County Ruled Accidental

A fire that occurred at a wood frame mobile home on Preston Road in Federalsburg in Dorchester County has been ruled accidental. Materials in the dryer vent ignited due to heat not being able to vent properly. The blaze caused an estimated $15,000 in structural damage but no deaths or injuries.

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Fire Heavily Damages Wolf Road Home

Firefighters in Hebron were called for a fire in a double wide mobile home just after 3:30 Friday morning on Wolf Road in Salisbury. State Fire Marshal investigators say the fire was accidental – a failure of an electrical branch circuit and began in a rear bedroom wall. There was a smoke alarm present, but…

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House Fire in Salisbury Under Investigation

The cause of a fire on Flamingo Drive in Salisbury yesterday evening is under investigation. The blaze started on the outside of the one-story wood frame single family home, according to the Office of the Maryland State Fire Marshal. Damage is estimated to be around $5,000. No deaths or injuries resulted from the fire. 

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Overnight Fire in Preston, MD Under Investigation

The Maryland State Fire Marshal’s Office is investigating an overnight fire in Preston in Caroline County, Maryland. Fire officials report no deaths or injuries to humans from the blaze, but seven cats and one lamb are unaccounted for at the site. The State Fire Marshal’s office estimates the damage to the wood frame outbuilding to…

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Fire at Home in Salisbury Under Investigation

The Maryland State Fire Marshal’s Office is investigating the cause of a fire that occurred on Hammond Street in Salisbury yesterday afternoon. So far, they know that the blaze started on the back deck of the two story wood frame single family home. No deaths or injuries resulted, but the fire caused thousands of dollars…

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Overnight Fire in Fruitland Ruled Accidental

An electrical failure in the area of the water heater/furnace sparked a fire at around 1 a.m. on East Main Street in Fruitland in Wicomico County. It didn’t take long for 25 firefighters to control the blaze, which ended up causing an estimated $30,000 in damage.

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Homeowner Escapes House with Attached Garage on Fire

The cause and origin of a fire that occurred on Valentine’s Day in Sudlersville, Queen Anne’s County, Maryland is under investigation. No deaths or injuries occurred, but damage to the two-story, single family house with an attached garage is estimated at $200,000. The homeowner was home at the time of the incident and a neighbor…

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House Fire On Christmas Kills Five Pets, Displaces Two People

Family and friends are assisting two individuals after a fire damaged the house they were living in on Skylar Drive in Eden, Wicomico County. The blaze killed two dogs and three cats. An electrical receptacle failure caused the blaze at the wood framed, single wide mobile home early in the evening on Christmas, according to…

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