Fire heavily damages Talbot Co. home

TILGHMAN, Md. – State fire investigators say a fire that heavily damaged a Talbot County home earlier this week was accidental.

We’re told the fire was reported just before 11:30 a.m. Wednesday, at a house located at 6235 Tilghman Island Road. The two-alarm fire took firefighters approximately two hours to control.

Fire marshals responded to the scene, determining that the fire was accidental in nature and began in a household kitchen appliance. Damage has been estimated at $200,000.