An electrical problem may have sparked a fire that destroyed a three-story Cecil County home about eight hours after firefighters extinguished an earlier blaze there, State Fire Marshal officials said Saturday.
No one was injured in the blaze at 125 Walnut Lane in Elkton, and four people were displaced, officials said. The fire caused an estimated $400,000 in damage.
Authorities said a resident reported smoke in the attic at 9:08 p.m. Friday. Fire crews responded and found a small smoldering fire involving the home’s electrical system. The incident was controlled, and power to the home was shut off, officials said.
The next morning at 4:55 a.m., a passerby reported the home was fully engulfed in flames. Singerly Fire Company in Elkton responded with about 40 firefighters and brought the fire under control in about an hour, according to the State Fire Marshal’s Office.
Investigators said they could not rule out the original electrical issue as the cause of the second fire. The cause remains under investigation.
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