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Pottsville Volunteer Fire Department

102-Year-Old Man Hospitalized With Burns From Early Morning Maryland Fire 102-Year-Old Man Hospitalized With Burns From Early Morning Maryland Fire
102-Year-Old Man Hospitalized With Burns From Early Morning Maryland Fire Neighbors and passing motorists were able to assist an elderly man out of a burning home when a fire broke outside of a Maryland home, according to officials. First responders from the Pottsville Volunteer Fire Department in Wicomico County were called to Old Ocean City Road shortly before 10:30 a.m. on Thursday, Nov. 10, where there was a reported fire outside a one-story single-family home. Officials say that the fire sparked as a result of a pellet stove chimney that was too close to combustible furniture on the porch, causing approximately $80,000 in damage. During the fire, a 102-year…