Delmar house fire under investigation

DELMAR, Md. – Maryland fire officials are investigating a fire that heavily damaged a Delmar home late Sunday night.

The Delmar Volunteer Fire Department responded to the blaze shortly after midnight, at a home on S. Maryland Avenue. The two alarm fire was under control in approximately one hour.

Investigators have determined that the fire began on a side porch, but the cause is still unknown at this time. Total damage has been estimated at $200,000.

Anyone with information on this fire is asked to contact the Lower Eastern Region Office of the State Fire Marshal at 410-713-3780.