Posts Tagged ‘Maryland Office of the State Fire Marshal’
Fire at Salisbury University Campus Building Ruled Accidental
A fire that occurred last night in one of the buildings at the Salisbury University Campus was accidental, according to the Maryland Office of the State Fire Marshal. Fire officials say the spontaneous聽combustion of oily rags caused the fire. Specifically, the blaze broke out in the office within the Chick-fil-A. The fire caused no deaths…
Read MoreOvernight House Fire in Queen Anne’s County
A fire overnight on Paul Drive in Stevensville, Queen Anne’s County has been ruled accidental. The blaze at the two-story, single-family home was caused by an electrical event inside the front exterior wall, according to the Maryland Office of the State Fire Marshal. No injuries were reported, but the blaze caused an estimated $150,000 in…
Read MoreFruitland Home Fire Displaces Occupants; Firefighter Treated for Heat-Related Illness
Occupants of a one-story single-family home聽with an attached garage聽are being assisted by the American Red Cross after a fire occurred聽early yesterday聽afternoon, March 18th in Fruitland. According to the Maryland Office of the State Fire Marshal, the fire at 108 Moore Avenue started in the garage ceiling and was accidental–caused by聽failure of the electrical branch circuit.…
Read MoreHome Under Renovation Catches Fire in Wicomico County
The cause of a fire at a two story, wood framed, residential structure on聽River Street in Quantico in Wicomico County–is under investigation. Late last night, the owner of the property who lives nearby discovered the fire. According to the Maryland Office of the State Fire Marshal, prior to the fire, which started on the inside,…
Read MoreUPDATE: Fire at Family Farm in Mardela Springs Originated at Nearby Burn Pile
UPDATE: The preliminary cause of a fire that occurred in Mardela Springs on Athol Road early yesterday afternoon was accidental, in which the blaze started at a nearby burn pile. According to the Maryland Office of the State Fire Marshal, after sifting through fire debris and interviewing numerous witnesses at the fire scene, Deputy State…
Read MoreStructure Fire in Delmar–Accidental due to Smoldering Paper in Trash Can
A Christmas Eve fire on Executive Club Drive in Delmar, Wicomico County was accidental due to discarded smoldering paper, according to the Maryland Office of the State Fire Marshal. The fire started in the trash can in the attached garage of the two story, wood framed, townhome. Occupants were alerted to the fire from the…
Read MoreOvernight Boat Fire in Queen Anne’s County
An overnight boat fire in Queen Anne’s County is under investigation. The fire occurred around 2 a.m. Kent Narrow Way South in Grasonville. According to the Maryland Office of the State Fire Marshal, the cause was accidental–an unspecified electrical issue. No injuries were reported. The estimated loss is $135,000.聽 聽
Read MoreGrease Fire at Apartment in St. Michaels; One Person Sustains Burns
In Talbot County, a fire that occurred yesterday at a two-story apartment on Plummer Drive in St. Michaels led to one person sustaining burn聽injuries and an estimated $125,000 in structural damage as well as $75,000 in loss of contents. According to the Maryland Office of the State Fire Marshal, a person in the kitchen was…
Read MoreHouse Fire in Easton, MD Ruled Accidental
A fire that occurred at a single family house on Glebe Road in Easton, Talbot County late yesterday afternoon was ruled accidental. According to the Maryland Office of the State Fire Marshal, the owner of the property was cooking on a grill located adjacent to the exterior of the dwelling. During the course of utilizing…
Read MoreFire at Grain Silo in Mardela Springs Ruled Accidental
A fire at an approximately 60-foot, metal framed grain silo yesterday was accidental according to the investigation by the Maryland Office of the State Fire Marshal. The silo is located on Athol Road in Mardela Springs. Fire officials say the blaze was caused specifically by an accidental, spontaneous combustion of Milo grain during the drying…
Read MoreHouse Fire in Willards Caused by Improper Disposal of Smoking Materials
聽 A house fire that occurred last night on Truitt Street in Willards in Wicomico County last night was accidental—caused by improper disposal of smoking materials, according to the Maryland Office of the State Fire Marshal. The blaze broke out just after 10 p.m. on the outside covered porch of the two-story wood framed聽single-family home.聽…
Read MoreIntentionally Set Fire in Jail Cell at Eastern Correctional Institute
A fire contained to a prison cell at Eastern Correctional Institute on Revells Neck Road, Westover in Somerset County led to 20 inmates being relocated. Correctional Officers discovered the fire in Housing unit 5, Bravo Tier early yesterday afternoon. According to the Maryland Office of the State Fire Marshal, an inmate was able to ignite…
Read MoreRV Intentionally Set on Fire in Willards; MD Office of the State Fire Marshal Investigating
The Maryland Office of the State Fire Marshal is investigating a case of arson that happened during the overnight hours. Fire officials say a 30-foot pull behind travel trailer was abandoned on the side of the road intentionally set on fire from the inside. The RV fire happened on Tingle Road in Willards– Wicomico County…
Read MoreFire at PNC Bank in Salisbury Under Investigation
The investigation into a fire that occurred at PNC Bank on South Salisbury Boulevard early this morning shortly after 5:00 is ongoing. The fire resulted in the branch being temporarily inoperative. The structural damage is estimated at $50,000 and loss of contents at $100,000. According to the Maryland Office of the State Fire Marshal, the…
Read MoreFire at Commercial Building in Queen Anne’s County Damages Three Trailers
The cause of a fire that occurred late last night on Hardwood Mills Road in Millington in Queen Anne’s County is under investigation. According to the Maryland Office of the State Fire Marshal, the blaze started in one of the trailers parked inside the commercial steel framed building. The fire caused an estimated $200,000 in…
Read MoreHouse Fire in Hebron, Maryland Caused by Juvenile Fire Play
A fire that occurred overnight on 512 North Main Street in Hebron, Maryland in Wicomico County was caused by juvenile fire play, according to the Maryland Office of the State Fire Marshal. The fire started on the inside of the second-floor bedroom. No injuries resulted from the fire, but structural damage to the two-story, wood-framed,…
Read MoreHouse Fire in Salisbury Caused by Electrical Failure
A house fire occurred in Salisbury this morning on Hickory Mill Road. According to the latest information from the Maryland Office of the State Fire Marshal, the blaze started in the void space between the basement and the first floor and was accidental–caused by an electrical failure of the bathroom-style exhaust fan. The occupant was…
Read MoreCrab Shedding House Fire Under Investigation
A Crab shedding house that was being used as a maintenance shop was damaged in a fire overnight–just before 2:00 a.m. The scene of the fire was at North 7th Street in Crisfield, Somerset County. The fire started inside in the back part of the building, but the cause remains under investigation. According to the…
Read MoreHouse Fire in Delmar, Wicomico County Caused By Unattended Burning Candle
A house fire occurred on Footbridge Lane in Delmar, Wicomico County. The blaze broke out late yesterday afternoon on the second floor, stair landing of the two-story wood frame, single family home. The cause of the fire was accidental as a result of an unattended burning candle, according to the Maryland Office of the State…
Read MoreMultiple Juveniles Sought Following Brush Fires in Cambridge
Wildland fires that were intentionally set on Boeing Way, in Cambridge in Dorchester County is under investigation, and police are looking for multiple juveniles responsible. The area where the fire was set is a 30-acre field next to a residential community. According to the Maryland Office of the State Fire Marshal, this fire is the…
Read MoreAccidental Fire at Queen Anne’s County Home
A fire at a one聽story, single-family home in Queen Anne’s County, Maryland was ruled accidental. The blaze broke out around 12:30 a.m. on Price Station Road in Church Hill.聽The Maryland Office of the State Fire Marshal has determined the cause of the fire to be failure of the branch cable located in the void space…
Read MoreHouse Fire in Easton, MD Under Investigation
A fire that occurred at a one-story, single-family home on West Dover Street, Unit 4 in Easton is under investigation by the Maryland Office of the State Fire Marshal. The blaze broke out yesterday afternoon just before 4 p.m. The fire was contained to the back outside wall of the house and caused an estimated…
Read MoreBoat Fire in Royal Oak, Talbot County
The St. Michaels Volunteer Fire Department responded to a boat fire that occurred on Bellevue Road in Royal Oak– Talbot County at around 7:00 this morning. The fire started on the inside of the boat, and according to the Maryland Office of the State Fire Marshal, the preliminary cause was an unspecified electrical event that…
Read MoreMobile Home Fire in Talbot County–Accidental
A mobile home fire that occurred late yesterday afternoon on Schockley Lane in Cordova, Talbot County has been ruled accidental. According to the Maryland Office of the State Fire Marshal, the fire was due to a mechanical and electrical failure in the water pump.聽The American Red Cross was notified of the fire to assist with…
Read MoreArrests Pending in Salisbury Arson Case
A shed fire that occurred yesterday afternoon on Nokomis Avenue in Salisbury has been ruled arson. A passerby reported the fire that caused an estimated $6,000 in structural damage to the 8′ x 12′ wood framed shed. Loss of contents is estimated at $2,500. According to the Maryland Office of the State Fire Marshal, two…
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