Somerset Co. home destroyed by fire

FAIRMOUNT, Md. – An early morning house fire in Somerset County resulted in nearly $100,000 in damage.

Firefighters responded to the blaze at around 2:30 a.m., at a house on Lower Hill Road in Fairmount. We’re told the fire took approximately two hours to control, and it has been determined that it began in the kitchen.

The cause of the fire remains under investigation.