Blaze displaces occupants of Elkton-area home
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House fire near Elkton displaces two occupants
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ELKTON â An investigation is continuing after a blaze damaged a commercial garbage bin behind a convenience store in Elkton on the Fourth of July, according to the Maryland Office of the State Fire Marshal.
As of Tuesday, MOSFM detectives had not excluded the improper disposal of fireworks as a cause for the blaze at Carroll Fuels in the 200 block of Belle Hill Road, fire officials reported.
âDiscarded fireworks cannot be ruled out,â a MOSFM spokesperson noted.
A passerby called 911 at 11:59 p.m. on Sunday, after discovering the burning garbage receptacle at the convenience store/fuel station, fire officials said. Eight firefighters with Singerly Volunteer Fire Company of Elkton extinguished the blaze in approximately 10 minutes, fire officials added.
ELKTON â An investigation is continuing after a blaze ripped through a vacant house near Elkton late Monday night, causing nearly $40,000 in damage, according to the Maryland Office of the State Fire Marshal.
A neighbor called 911 at 11:40 p.m. on Monday, after discovering the burning house in the unit block of Keithley Lane, off Red Hill Lane (Route 281), a short distance east of Main Street, prompting several area volunteer fire companies to respond, fire officials reported.
Approximately 30 volunteer firefighters battled the blaze for about 30 minutes, before bringing it under control, fire officials said. Singerly Volunteer Fire Company of Elkton served as the on-scene command unit, fire officials added.