UPDATE: Four families displaced after apartment fire in Salisbury

Four Salisbury families were displaced on Monday, after a fire broke out in their apartment building.

The Maryland Office of the State Fire Marshal says the fire was reported by a neighbor of he Alvin Avenue apartment building, just after 4:00 PM. According to the report, 25 firefighters from Salisbury Fire Department Station 16 responded, and had the flames under control in about 10 minutes.

No injuries were reported. Damages are estimated to total $30,000. Investigators say the fire started with a kitchen stove, in one of the four apartments in the two story brick and wood framed apartment building. The blaze has been ruled as accidental, as it apparently was started by unattended cooking.

All four families in the building were displaced. The American Red Cross of Delmarva says their Disaster Action Team volunteers assisted 8 residents by assessing and meeting their emergency needs of food, clothing and lodging, as needed.

Red Cross representatives will reportedly continue to follow up with the affected residents over the next few weeks to help them create and execute a recovery plan.