Truck Fire Partially Damages House In Harford County

HARFORD COUNTY, MD — A truck fire that partially damaged the exterior of a house in Aberdeen is under investigation by the Office of the State Fire Marshal.

The fire happened along the 1500 block of American Way a little after 2 p.m. when a 2015 Dodge Ram 1500 caught fire, damaging a house next to it, firefighters said.

The Aberdeen Fire Department responded and was able to get the fire under control in about 20 minutes, according to the state fire marshal's office.

Firefighters said the blaze caused about $10,000 worth of damage.

"The occupants were not displaced by the fire," the state fire marshal's office said in a news release.

Investigators said it was a neighbor who spotted the fire and notified authorities.