Salisbury house fire ruled accidental

SALISBURY, Md. – A late night house fire in Salisbury has been deemed accidental.

The fire was reported just before 10:30 p.m. Thursday, at 217 Hall Drive. The blaze, which began in the bathroom wall, was placed under control by responding firefighters in approximately 15 minutes. State Fire Marshals determined that the fire was caused by an unspecified failure of an electrical branch circuit.

Officials say there were smoke alarms present in the home, however, they did not activate. The occupants were provided with new 10-year sealed smoke alarms to be installed prior to re-occupying the home.

Total damage has been estimated at $10,000.