A fire last Wednesday morning did $150,000 in damage to a house in Big Pool.
According to the Maryland State Fire Marshall, fire crews received the call at 11:07 a.m. last Wednesday morning, July 22, and responded to the house at 10049 National Pike in Big Pool for a structure fire.
A passerby noticed the fire and called first responders.
The Fire Marshall said the fire was accidental and started in the ceiling of a bedroom.
It’s unknown if a smoke alarm was in use, but no one was injured in the fire.
Fire officials said no one was displaced due to the fire.
Clear Spring was the primary responding fire department, however Hancock Fire Department responded as well.
It took 63 firefighters 20 minutes to get the fire under control.
