CHESTER HARBOR — A house fire in the 100-block of Longfellow Drive on Friday morning, Sept. 25 displaced four people.
No injuries were reported.
According to a news release from the Office of the Maryland State Fire Marshal, a plumber called in the fire at 11:11 a.m.
A smoke alarm was present and activated.
Thirty firefighters answered the alarm and brought the blaze under control in 30 minutes.
Church Hill Volunteer Fire Company was the primary responder. Firefighters from Chestertown, Sudlersville and Centreville also responded.
The fire originated in an interior crawl space and was determined to be accidental.
The preliminary cause is “hot work” igniting combustible materials, according to the fire marshal’s office.
