By MES Dispatch staff
The Briefing
• A house fire in Cecil County, Maryland, injured five people and caused more than $1 million in property damage, fire officials said.
• The blaze started in the living room of a two-story home in Nottingham in the early morning hours and quickly spread to the attic.
• Fire crews encountered heavy fire conditions and conducted multiple searches before bringing the blaze under control.
• The cause of the fire remains under investigation by the county fire marshal’s office.
NOTTINGHAM, MD — Five people were injured and extensive property damage was reported after a house fire in Cecil County early Saturday, fire officials said.
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The fire was reported at about 3 a.m. at a two-story single-family home in the Nottingham area. First arriving crews found heavy fire in the living room that rapidly extended into the attic and roof structures.
Firefighters initiated interior attack and coordinated search operations as additional units arrived, locating occupants and removing them from the structure. All five individuals were transported to area hospitals with injuries that local officials described as non-life-threatening.
Fire department incident commanders said the fire was placed under control after multiple hours of operations, with fire crews performing overhaul to check for hidden fire spread and hazards.
Cecil County fire investigators and the county fire marshal’s office are conducting an active investigation to determine the cause and origin of the blaze. Initial estimates indicate more than $1 million in structural and contents damage.