Up In Flames: Volunteer Fire Station Damaged By Ambulance Bay Fire In Maryland, Officials Say

Work hit close to home for some volunteer firefighters in Prince George's County when their ambulance bay caught fire early on Sunday morning.

The aftermath of the ambulance bay fire in Upper Marlboro
Photo Credit: *Prince George's County Fire/EMS*

Firefighters didn't have to go far to battle the blaze in their own house on Sunday morning.
Photo Credit: *Marlboro Volunteer Fire Department*

Zak Failla

09/03/2023 3:39 p.m.

Shortly after 5 a.m. on Sunday, Sept. 3, members of the Marlboro Volunteer Fire Department got quite a shock when they heard fire alarms sounding, but they didn't have to go far to battle the blaze.

Officials say that the Pratt Street station in Upper Marlboro suffered damage from the fire, though there were no reported injuries.

The scope of the damage was not clear on Sunday afternoon. Eight firefighters were in the station at the time the smoke alarms went off.

The cause of the fire remains under investigation.

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