PHOTO BY WALDORF VOLUNTEER FIRE DEPARTMENT
Waldorf, MD – Deputy state fire marshals investigated an accidental fire that occurred at the Morningside House of St. Charles, a four-story assisted living facility at 70 Village street in Waldorf, Charles County. The property is owned and operated by the Senior Lifestyle Corporation.
The Dec. 27 11:47 p.m. fire activated the smoke detection system and fire sprinkler system allowing occupants of 40 apartments on the second and third floors to evacuate without injury. Occupants on the first and fourth floors were safely sheltered in place. Nearly 50 firefighters from Charles and Prince George’s counties assisted the Waldorf Volunteer Fire Department at the scene.The fire was contained to the malfunctioning wall mounted heating and air conditioning appliance inside apartment #214.
The damage to the structure and contents was confined to fire and smoke damage to the apartment of origin and water throughout the second floor. Occupants of the second floor are being temporarily relocated elsewhere in the facility during clean-up. Damage estimates were limited to $40,000 to the structure and contents.
Waldorf, MD – Charles County authorities reported that around midnight Dec. 28 firefighters were dispatched to a fire at Morningside Apartments on Village Street in Waldorf. The building is an assisted living facility for seniors. According to the Waldorf Volunteer Fire Department, one person was transported to a hospital suffering from smoke inhalation.
No further details on the fire are available at this time and an investigation is underway.