Posts Tagged ‘Fatal fire’
Deadly Fire Near Ocean View Under Investigation; GoFundMe Set Up
A fire near Ocean View left one person dead. Millville firefighters were called for a residential structure on Bethany Crest Lane in Ocean View around 12:30 Saturday afternoon. Fire crews arriving at the scene found a mobile on fire and an unconscious victim inside who was removed from the structure. Resuscitation attempts by fire and…
Read MoreFatal Seaford Fire Under Investigation
The State Fire Marshal Major Incident Response Team is investigating a fire that heavily damaged a home on Hearns Pond Road in Seaford and left one person dead. Seaford firefighters were called around 9:30 Sunday morning and found heavy smoke and fire coming from the home. Firefighters from Sussex, Kent, Caroline and Wicomico Counties assisted…
Read MoreLaurel Area Fire Leave 1 Dead Sunday Morning
Man Dead, Woman Badly Burned in Wicomico Co. Fire
A man has died in a residential fire in the Salisbury area. According to the Maryland State Fire Marshal鈥檚 Office, Parsonsburg Volunteer firefighters and members of other departments responded to a blaze in a one-story, single-family dwelling in the 3,200-block of Johnson Road late Monday afternoon. A female occupant escaped from the home but suffered…
Read MoreUpdate: Easton Man Dies Of Injuries Suffered In June 3rd Fire
A man has died of injuries suffered during a fire at his apartment last Friday morning. According to the Maryland State Fire Marshal’s Office, the victim has been identified as 62-year-old Edward Bowerman. He died at University of Maryland Shore Medical Center, apparently shortly after his arrival. Members of the Easton Volunteer Fire Department and…
Read MoreUpdate: Dover Fire Leaves One Person Dead, Several Injured
Update: Dover Police and the fire department continue to investigate the cause of a fatal fire early Wednesday.57-year-old Gowens Williams was found deceased in the mixed-use building at Loockerman Street and South New Street early Wednesday morning.One woman was admitted to a local hospital for treatment of smoke inhalation. Six other people have been treated…
Read MoreUPDATED: Third Victim Dies from Injuries in Little Creek House Fire
UPDATED – 2/28/22 – The investigation into a fire in Little Creek on February 6 is continuing. However State Fire Officials say that a third victim, a 38 year old woman, died last week from her injuries at the crozer Medical Center. Two others have been released from the hospital. Officials say the cause and…
Read More1 Dead Following Fire Connected To Outdoor Burning
One person is dead following a fire in Snow Hill. According to the Worcester County Fire Marshal’s Office, members of the Snow Hill Volunteer Fire Company and paramedics responded to the 100-block of North Ross Street Wednesday afternoon. One person died of burn injuries. Investigators said outdoor burning was taking place at the location. The…
Read MoreHouse Fire In Hurlock Claims Man’s Life
Update: West Ocean City Fire Leaves One Man Dead
(Story update from the Worcester Co. Fire Marshal’s Office) 鈥淭he Worcester County Fire Marshal鈥檚 Office investigated a fatality from a structure fire which occurred yesterday at 9961 Elm Street in West Ocean City. A Worcester County Sheriff鈥檚 deputy was on patrol in the area when he observed smoke and fire coming from a shed at…
Read MoreFatal Fire In Millville Area Under Investigation
One person has died following a fire in an apartment over a garage in the Millville area. According to the Delaware State Fire Marshal’s Office, the blaze broke out Sunday shortly before 7:00 p.m. in the 34,000-block of Omar Road. Members of the Millville Volunteer Fire Company responded. The fire involved a garage with an…
Read More2 Dead In Dorchester Co. House Fire
Two people have died following a house fire in southern Dorchester County. According to the Maryland State Fire Marshal’s Office, the blaze broke out Saturday night at a one-story wood-frame home in the 2,600-block of Toddville Road. The fire was reported by a neighbor. Local firefighters discovered the bodies. The victims have not been identified.…
Read MoreFire In Whaleyville Leaves 1 Person Dead
One person is dead following a house fire in Whaleyville. According to the Worcester County Fire Marshal’s Office, a neighbor reported that a fire had broken out in the 11,500-block of Sheppard’s Crossing Road Monday afternoon at 2:38 p.m. The neighbor went inside and rescued the occupant, but members of the Berlin Volunteer Fire Company…
Read MoreMan Dies In Caroline Co. Mobile Home Fire
A deadly fire in Federalsburg is under investigation. Local firefighters responded to Hyrnko Road Saturday night at a mobile home. The male victim was found in a bedroom. Maryland State Police said official identification and cause of death are pending an autopsy, but the victim is believed to be the 63-year-old occupant of the home.…
Read MoreUPDATED: Arrest Made in Hebron Area Fire that Left 1 Dead
1 Dead In Kent Co. Trailer Home Fire
A fire east of Dover near Delaware Bay claimed one life Sunday. According to the Delaware State Fire Marshal’s Office, the fire broke out Sunday afternoon at a house trailer on Tenth Street near Pickering Beach Road. Members of the Little Creek Volunteer Fire Company were met by flames engulfing the structure. A 61-year-old man…
Read MoreUpdate : 3 Dead In Cambridge Fire
Three people have died in a apartment home fire in Cambridge. Two other people were also injured in the blaze early Thursday in the 400-block of High Street. According to the Maryland State Fire Marshal’s Office, the Cambridge Rescue Fire Company responded to the structure fire at about 12:22 a.m. after a neighbor called 911.…
Read MorePreston, Md. Fire Leaves 1 Person Dead
A fire in Caroline County has claimed one life. According to the Maryland State Fire Marshal’s Office, the blaze was reported at about 1:00 a.m. Monday by a neighbor in the 21,000-block of Wood Wharf Road in Preston. Local fire departments sent personnel to the scene, who had the fire under control quickly. The cause…
Read MoreWoman Dies In Eastern Shore Mobile Home Fire
A 72-year-old woman is dead following a mobile home fire in Somerset County. Someone passing by discovered the blaze along Whitehaven Ferry Road Wednesday afternoon. Firefighters from Mount Vernon, Princess Anne and Allen responded. It took about one hour to bring the fire under control. The office of the medical examiner will make a positive…
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…
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