<body><div><p>15 October 2024- A structure fire near Halfway in Hagerstown was put out by the fire department last night, but not before thousands of dollars of damage were logged. </p><p>Halfway Volunteer Firefighters were called out to a single story, single family structure fire around 5:45pm on October 14th. That fire, in the 10900 block of Rosewood Drive in Hagerstown, brought out a total of 22 firefighters to the location. Thankfully, the blaze was controlled within about 5 minutes of arrival by Halfway crews.</p><figure><img src="https://img.particlenews.com/image.php?type=thumbnail_580x000&amp;url=3cWCRL_0w7vUhu300" alt="https://img.particlenews.com/image.php?url=3cWCRL_0w7vUhu300" width="889" height="667" ><figcaption>Photograph of the aftermath of a blaze on Rosewood Drive in Hagerstown on October 14th, picture courtesy of the Maryland Office of the State Fire Marshal</figcaption></figure><p>The cause of the fire was determined to be accidental as a controlled burn behind the garage was left unattended and spread to the exterior of the garage. Even though it was put out quickly, representatives from the Maryland Office of the State Fire Marshal say that the estimated loss accrued during the fire was $10,000.</p><p>As a reminder, NEVER leave controlled burns by themselves as they have a tendency to spread, even in wetter and colder weather like the tristate has experienced the last few weeks. Some municipalities are seeing upticks in fire, and nearby West Virginia designates this time of year as Fire Season. </p></div></body>

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About $10,000 of damage done to home in Hagerstown after controlled burn spreads to a nearby structure

15 October 2024- A structure fire near Halfway in Hagerstown was put out by the fire department last night, but not before thousands of dollars of damage were logged. Halfway Volunteer Firefighters were called out to a single story, single family structure fire around 5:45pm on October 14th. That fire, in the 10900 block of Rosewood Drive in Hagerstown, brought out a total of 22 firefighters to the location. Thankfully, the blaze was controlled within about 5 minutes of arrival by Halfway crews.