Early Morning Blaze Causes Extensive Damage To Maryland Home: Fire Marshal

A Maryland home suffered upwards of $100,000 in damages when an early-morning fire broke out in Calvert County, officials said.

Nursery Court, Lusby, Calvert County, Maryland
Photo Credit: *Office of The State Fire Marshal*

Zak Failla

07/27/2022 9:24 a.m.

First responders from the Solomons Volunteer Fire Department responded shortly before 1:15 a.m. on Tuesday, July 26, when a visitor in the neighborhood located a fire inside a Nursery Court home in Lusby.

Upon arrival, a team of approximately 40 firefighters located the fire inside the unoccupied home with a smoke alarm activated.

It took first responders approximately 20 minutes to knock down the flames and get the fire under control, according to the Maryland Office of the State Fire Marshal.

The fire did an estimated $75,000 in damage to the structure of the split-level home, and $25,000 to the contents inside the residence.

The cause of the fire remains under investigation.

Anyone with information regarding the incident has been asked to contact the Office of the State Fire Marshal’s Southern Regional Office by calling (443) 550-6831.

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