UPDATE by staff writer Marty Madden:
A fire that completely destroyed a detached garage and its contents Wednesday afternoon, Sept. 17 was an accident, state officials reported. According to the Maryland State Fire Marshal’s Office the blaze reported shortly after noon on Christiana Parran Road in Chesapeake Beach resulted in a $60,000 loss of property.
The fire was sparked “from a malfunction involving a vehicle inside the garage,” Dfm. John Nelson stated.
No injuries are believed to have occurred as a result of the fire. Thirty firefighters from North Beach, Dunkirk, Prince Frederick and Huntingtown were dispatched to the one-alarm blaze and brought the flames under control in 15 minutes.
Nelson reported the 20 by 30-foot wood-frame structure was owned by James and Shannon Stevens.
Contact Marty Madden at marty.madden@thebaynet.com
Original Report by TheBayNet Staff on September 17th:
On Wednesday, September 17, 2014 at approximately 12:27 pm, there was a report of a building fire at 4220 Christiana Parran Road. Smoke could be seen before arrival on the scene.
The large shed was a total lost and all content within the shed.
Units were on the scene until about 2:10 pm and the Fire Marshall was also on the scene doing his investigation.
