Posts Tagged ‘fire’
Long 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 MoreMilton Looks To Help Businesses, Residents Impacted By Fire
The Milton Community Foundation hopes to assist businesses and employees affected by last Tuesday’s fire on Federal Street. A GoFundMe campaign has been established to assist workers as well as businesses to cover immediate expenses while insurance claims are pending. A home decor store, a spa and a salon were most impacted. The Red Cross…
Read MoreOC Hotel Blaze Under Investigation
A fire on the sixth floor of an Ocean City hotel grew to two alarms Sunday. The blaze broke out Sunday afternoon at about 2:30 p.m. at the Stowaway Grand Hotel at 21st Street. Firefighters rushed in and placed the fire under control in just over an hour. No injuries were reported. Firefighters from Berlin,…
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 MoreFire Leaves Cambridge Townhome In Ruins
A fire in Dorchester County has left a townhome heavily damaged. According to the Maryland State Fire Marshal’s Office, the blaze started in a garage on Wood Duck Drive in Cambridge late Thursday morning. A neighbor discovered the fire. The two-story wood frame townhome was heavily damaged. No one was injured. The occupants as well…
Read MoreStar-Democrat Building Struck By Fire
The Star-Democrat of Easton’s building is hit by a fire. According to the Maryland State Fire Marshal’s Office, the fire broke out in the exterior loading dock area of Adams Publishing Group Media of Chesapeake L.L.C just after 10 p.m. Wednesday. People were working inside and got out safely. The fire was relatively contained, but…
Read MoreFiery Crash at Argos Corner Sends 4 to the Hospital
Delaware State Police are investigating a single vehicle crash near Argos Corner Saturday night. Police say for unknown reasons a Durango left southbound Route 1 – struck the guard rail and bridge – crossed the highway and overturned in the median several times. Eight people in the SUV were able to escape before the vehicle…
Read MoreFire Causes $1,000,000 Damage To Cambridge Commercial Building
A fire causes more than a million dollars’ damage to a commercial steel-and-concrete building in Cambridge. The blaze broke out Wednesday afternoon on Washington Street at Egide USA. 75 firefighters spent about six hours bringing the fire under control. Hazmat crews also responded due to concerns about hazardous materials on the site. The cause is…
Read MoreFire at Farmington Home Sunday Morning
Fire crews from Farmington, Greenwood and Harrington as well as paramedic units were called early Sunday a house fire on Main Street in Farmington. The call came in just after 5am and firefighters arriving at the scene found flames showing from the rear of the home. The State Fire Marshal is investigating.
Read MoreFirefighters Battle Early Morning Blaze West of Seaford
Firefighters from 4 counties were on the scene of a house fire west of Seaford for nearly 4 hours this morning. Seaford firefighters were called for a fire at a home on Shufelt Road just before 1am. Crews from Blades, Laurel, Bridgeville, Ellendale, Greenwood, Houston, Farmington, Federalsburg, Sharptown and El Dorado provided assistance or cover. …
Read MoreFire guts Habitat for Humanity home in Salisbury
A fire has damaged a Habitat for Humanity property in Salisbury. According to the Maryland State Fire Marshal’s Office in Wicomico County, the blaze broke out Wednesday afternoon in a vacant home on Martin Street. The home was vacant at the time. Someone who was passing by discovered the fire, which apparently started in a…
Read MoreBlaze at Mary’s Touch Moving & Packing on Route 9 Under Investigation
A business was damaged by fire this morning near Milton. Lewes firefighters arrived at Mary’s Touch Moving and Packing consignment shop on Route 9 just after 4:30 and found smoke and flames coming from the building. Crews from Rehoboth Beach, Milton, Indian River, Georgetown, Slaughter Beach, and Sussex County Paramedics assisted or provided cover. State…
Read MoreDewey Beach Lighthouse restaurant owners offer reward for conviction in arson case
The owners of The Lighthouse restaurant in Dewey Beach are offering a reward for information leading to a conviction after the place burned to the ground last month as a result of arson. $20,000 is being offered to anyone who can provide information that leads to a conviction in the case. The restaurant caught on…
Read MoreUPDATED: State Fire Marshal Arrests 14 Year Old for Arson Fire in Bridgeville
UPDATED – 5/14/20 2PM – A 14 year old has been arrested by State Fire Marshal Deputies in connection with an arson fire at a storage structure at the Phillis Wheatley Elementary School on April 30. Firefighters from Bridgeville responded to the scene just after 7pm and found smoke and flames coming from the building…
Read MoreUPDATED: 2 Fires Heavily Damage Roxana Area Homes – Ruled Intentional
UPDATED 5/11 1pm – Two fires in less than 24 hours in the Frankford-Roxana area have been investigated by the Delaware State Fire Marshal. Early Sunday morning firefighters from Roxana were called to Evans Road – southeast of Roxana – just after 4:30. Firefighters found heavy flames coming from the home. Multiple fire companies assisted…
Read MoreGeorgetown Area Fire Under Investigation
A house fire this morning on Gravel Hill Road north of Georgetown is under investigation by the State Fire Marshal. Georgetown fire crews were called just after 9am and found heavy smoke and flames coming from an unoccupied house. Crews from Laurel, Lewes, Millsboro, Milton, Rehoboth Beach, Memorial and Ellendale assisted or provided back up.…
Read MoreTrash Truck Fire in Delmar Under Investigation
The Maryland State Fire Marshal is investigating a fire that damaged three trucks. Delmar firefighters were called to Republic Services around 1 Tuesday morning where they found a trash truck on fire. Officials say two other trucks were damaged. Anyone with information on the fire – should contact the State Fire Marshal’s office. Damage is…
Read MoreSalisbury Man Arrested for Overnight Arson Fire
An overnight fire investigation in Salisbury has ended with the arrest of 38 year old Alan Banks, of Salisbury, is charged with 1st degree arson and reckless endangering. Firefighters were called to the Pine Bluff Village Apartments on Riverside Drive around 11:30 and found tenants evacuating the building – with fire in a second floor…
Read MoreFire destroys mobile home in Delmar
A fire tore through a mobile home early Thursday morning in Delmar, Delaware. According to the Delaware State Fire Marshal’s Office, the blaze broke out shortly before 7 a.m., in the 9000 block of Parker Road. The Laurel Fire Department arrived on the scene and found smoke and flames coming from the structure. Several other…
Read MoreUPDATED: Fire that engulfs Dutch Inn Restaurant in Laurel Under Investigation
UPDATED 11am: The Delaware Office of the State Fire Marshal is investigating a structure fire that damaged the Laurel Dutch Inn restaurant in Laurel, Delaware on April 6, 2020. The fire, reported shortly after 10:00 P.M. , occurred to the structure in the 1000 block of SouthCentral Avenue. The Laurel Fire Department arrived on the…
Read MoreTwo critical following fire at Delaware City Refinery
Two are in critical condition following a fire at the Delaware City Refinery. According to the Delaware State Fire Marshal’s Office, first responders were dispatched to the Delaware City Refinery on Wrangle Hill Road near Delaware City shortly before 2 p.m. for reports of two burn patients. New Castle County paramedics, fire company medical staff,…
Read MoreOne dead in early morning fire in Bowers Beach
A fire that tore through a trailer early Tuesday morning in Bowers Beach has claimed the life of a person who was found dead inside the home as firefighters fought to extinguish the blaze. According to the Delaware State Fire Marshal’s Office, the blaze broke out around 12 a.m. in the unit block of GRM…
Read MoreFire destroys rowhome in Salisbury
A fire tore through a rowhome early Friday morning in Salisbury. According to the Salisbury Fire Department, the blaze broke out sometime early this morning at a rowhome in the 600 block of Fitzwater Street. Crews from Salisbury, Delmar, and Hebron Fire Departments arrived and battled the blaze. Five occupants were displaced and no injuries…
Read MoreFire damages home in Fruitland
Fire officials are investigating a blaze that caused over $40,000 in damages to a home in Fruitland. According to the Maryland State Fire Marshal’s Office, the blaze broke out sometime around 8:30 p.m., Friday at a one-story single family home on Poplar Street. First responders with the Fruitland Fire Department were first to arrive on…
Read MoreFire causes heavy damage to Bridgeville home
The Delaware State Fire Marshal’s Office is investigating a fire that heavily damaged a home in Bridgeville. The blaze broke out around 2 am, Thursday in the 10000 block of Seashore Highway near Cannon Road. The Bridgeville Volunteer Fire Company was first to the scene and was assisted by other fire companies in the area.…
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