WGFC Assist Elkton at House Fire
 
January 18, 2023
 

Fire companies from three states battled a house fire in Maryland.

At approximately 2:00pm on January 18, fire companies were dispatched for the report of a house fire near the intersection of Telegraph Road (MD 273) and Fairview Road. The call was in the primary response district for Singerly Fire Company of Elkton. West Grove Fire Company was dispatched to provide an Engine. Also dispatched were fire companies from Rising Sun, Oxford, Cochranville, Newark (DE), Port Deposit, and Chesapeake City.

WGFC responded with Engine 22-1 out of West Grove and Rescue 22 out of New London.

Units arriving on scene reported a vacant home with fire showing. Crews battled fire conditions on all floors of the abandoned home, taking a defensive approach battling the fire from the exterior. Water supply involved a Tanker shuttle from a remote location with no nearby hydrants in the area.

WGFC crews were on scene for approximately three hours.
 
Units: Engine 22-1, Rescue 22
 
Mutual Aid: Units from Cochranville, Oxford, Rising Sun, Chesapeake City, Elkton, Newark, and Port Deposit.
 
The homes attic prepares to flash over.
The homes attic prepares to flash over.
 
Heavy smoke flows from this vacant home
Heavy smoke flows from this vacant home
 
WGFC crews assisted Elkton at this house fire in the Fair Hill section of Cecil County this afternoon.
WGFC crews assisted Elkton at this house fire in the Fair Hill section of Cecil County this afternoon.
 
WGFC crews assist.
WGFC crews assist.
 
Fire crews took a defensive position, battling the fire from outside the building.
Fire crews took a defensive position, battling the fire from outside the building.
 
A WGFC firefighter works to extinguish fire on the second floor.
A WGFC firefighter works to extinguish fire on the second floor.
 
Smoke bellows from this vacant home off of Fairview Road near Elkton, MD.
Smoke bellows from this vacant home off of Fairview Road near Elkton, MD.