FIREFIGHTERS BATTLE SATURDAY MORNING SHARPTOWN GARAGE FIRE

Sharptown, MD - On Saturday, Dec. 9, 2023, at approximately 8:59 AM, firefighters from the Sharptown Volunteer Fire Department were dispatched to the 400 block of Taylor Street in Sharptown, Wicomico County, Maryland, for a structure fire. 

The structure was a single-story masonry block garage.  It took 20 firefighters from Sharptown, and assisting agencies, approximately 30 minutes to get the fire under control. 

The owner of the property suffered a estimated financial loss of $10,000 to the structure and an additional $5,000 in contents.    

The preliminary cause of the fire is still under investigation. If anyone has information regarding this fire, please contact the Lower Eastern Region of the Maryland State Fire Marshal's Office at 410-713-3780.