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Smithsburg Volunteer Fire Company

Home Ravaged, Cat Rescued By Overnight Smithsburg House Fire Home Ravaged, Cat Rescued By Overnight Smithsburg House Fire
Home Ravaged, Cat Rescued By Overnight Smithsburg House Fire Dozens of firefighters worked for more than an hour overnight to battle a tricky blaze that destroyed a Washington County home. Shortly before 8 p.m. on Monday, April 3, first responders from the Smithsburg Volunteer Fire Company and other nearby agencies were called to Edgemont Road in Smithsburg, when a homeowner alerted them to a fire that broke out in the living room. Upon arrival, a department spokesperson said that firefighters were met by a heavy smoke condition that obscured the visibility of the split-level home, which was 75 percent involved. The homeowners confirmed that all oc…