Crime & Safety

VIDEO: Fire Destroys House in Shady Side

Fire officials responded to the scene at 3:17 a.m. Friday morning.

 

A video has been released of a vacant house in Shady Side engulfed in flames around 3 a.m. Friday morning.

No one was injured in the blaze, according to Anne Arundel County fire officials. The fire began at approximately 3:17 a.m. near the 1200 block of Holly Avenue and took 25 firefighters about 30 minutes to control the fire, according to fire officials.

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The video of the fire that was posted on YouTube shows flames arching out of windows, including fire on the top floor hitting a nearby power line and causing a shower of sparks.

The cause of the fire is under investigation.

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