Fire destroyed the Hilltop Inn in the Fair Hill section of Cecil County, with the WGFC assisting Singerly Fire Co. of Elkton.
Numbers master streams were used to battle the blaze.
Engine 22-1 drafting water from a portable tank that is filled by tankers and supplies the fire scene.
Fire consumes the structure during the many hours of this battle.
In the middle of the night, first arriving unis found smoke showing from the front of the Hilltop Inn.
September 19, 2025
West Grove firefighters joined numerous Chester, New Castle, and Cecil County fire companies in assisting the Singerly Fire Company of Elkton in battling an all night fire at the Hilltop in off Route 273 near Fair Hill.
The WGFC was first called on the mutual aid assist just past midnight for the original call, and then a second time at 6:52am to assist in completing the extinguishment. Engines 22-1 and 22-3 responded to assist with manpower on the original fire call with Tanker 22 part of the water shuttle operation. Later in the morning Engine 22-1 set up the water supply on scene supplying all water for the master stream and mop up operations.
Additional coverage and pictures for this fire can be found at the Cecil Whig link below. WGFC units were on scene for many hours on this incident.
Units:
Engine 22-1, Engine 22-3, Tanker 22
Mutual Aid:
Various units from Cecil, New Castle, and Chester counties
