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2 Morning Fires Sparked By Portable Generator At Darlington House

Two house fires ignited less than three hours apart Saturday morning at a home in Darlington, according to the state fire marshal.

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According to the Office of the State Fire Marshal, a passerby spied flames in a wall on the rear porch of the home where a generator had been located. Firefighters from the Darlington Volunteer Fire Company worked for 10 minutes to extinguish the fire.
According to the Office of the State Fire Marshal, a passerby spied flames in a wall on the rear porch of the home where a generator had been located. Firefighters from the Darlington Volunteer Fire Company worked for 10 minutes to extinguish the fire. (Photo courtesy of the Office of the State Fire Marshal)

DARLINGTON, MD — Two fires broke out Saturday morning shortly before 6:45 a.m. and again around 9:30 a.m. at a two-story home located in the 3200 block of Conowingo Road.

According to the Office of the State Fire Marshal, a passerby spied flames in a wall on the rear porch of the home where a generator had been located. Fifty firefighters from the Darlington Volunteer Fire Company worked for 10 minutes to gain control of the fire, which caused $10,000 in damage.

The fire marshal's office stated it cannot rule out that the 9:30 a.m. fire was reignited from an earlier fire that broke out in the morning around 6:43 a.m. that was linked to a generator found smoking and on fire on the rear porch.

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