CHESTERTOWN — What could have been even more of a tragic event from a fire was prevented by divine intervention, Kay Markow said.
On the morning of July 25, at Duck Neck Campground, she, along with her 12-week-old daughter and siblings, and her mother Jessica, escaped their burning camper, receiving no injuries.
But they lost everything else, she added.
The entire 30-foot aluminum structure with attached living quarters was reduced to ash.
No, not everything, Markow corrected.
“Everything burned to pieces but our Bible is completely intact,” she replied.
She credits her faith in Jesus Christ for their escape.
And even as they’re uncertain to where they’re laying their head down, Markow’s keeping her spirits up.
“God is good,” she exclaimed.
She also thanked others who helped them including members of her church, Grace Apostolic in Kennedyville, residents from the Duck Neck Campground along with Felix Property and the fire department.
The fire was first discovered by the owners of the camper.
Jessica Markow said her daughter’s husband woke to feed their baby. He saw smoke and started screaming for everyone to get out.
“I grabbed the baby and ran to call 911 and as I did that I seen flames under the camper,” she recalled.
Despite her boyfriend attempting to use a fire extinguisher, the flames already had caught the trees.
“It was out of control,” she said.
She explained that Crumpton Volunteer Fire Department arrived fifteen minutes later after they discovered the fire.
The fire was reported shortly after 4 a.m. Crumpton Fire Department was the primary responding agency, with a total of 24 firefighters on-scene.
Once there, it took the fire department 30 minutes to control, but the damage was done. According to the fire marshal’s report, a structure loss of $100,000, and loss of contents worth $20,000 was reported.
The marshal further stated that the area of origin of the blaze came from the underside of the camper due to an unspecified electrical failure.
As Markow awaits a visit from her pastor she’d appreciate any help from the community.
“We didn’t have much to begin with,” she said. “So losing what we did put us in a deep hole.”
She said the family is still trying to process this turn of events and are in shock. As a precautionary measure, they took the baby to the hospital to be evaluated.
On the Duck Neck Campground Facebook page, there’s a call to action to help them.
The family are in need of clothes, shoes, diapers and any other necessities.
Woman small, girl child size 10, toddler size 4t, baby girl 3-6 months, pull-ups diapers size 5t. Flip flops are needed too. Shoe sizes: girls, 6-7, 3, 4, and 7 women.
“Let’s come together as a community and help this family,” the campground’s post read.
The church backs them up too, being one of the first on the scene to support them. They are organizing a clothing drive and has put up the funds to help them stay in a hotel for several days.
If anyone wants to help the family, the pastor for Grace Apostolic Church can be contacted at dtrombley@myantioch.org.
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