MD St. Fire Marshal: Two alarm fire destroys historic 160 year old Carroll County Church http://kevindayhoffwestgov-net.blogspot.com/2013/12/md-st-fire-marshal-two-alarm-fire.html

1. Maryland State Fire Marshal
News Release
Martin O’Malley
Governor
Brian S. Geraci
State Fire Marshal
TWO ALARM FIRE DESTROYS LOCAL CHURCH
CARROLL COUNTY, MD (December 3, 2013) – Investigators from the Office
of the State Fire Marshal and the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives
are currently conducting an origin and cause investigation involving the Lazarus Church
located at 5101 South Church Street in Lineboro.
The 4:11 a.m. two alarm blaze was discovered by neighbors directly across the
street of the 160 year-old church. Nearly 60 firefighters responded from Carroll and
Baltimore Counties, as well as York County, Pennsylvania to control the blaze within two
hours after arrival on scene. The church, originally constructed in 1853, received heavy
fire damage throughout the entire structure. Damage estimates for the structure and
contents is one million dollars.
The Lazarus Church is a union congregation church and was a place of worship for
both UCC and Lutheran members.
The origin and cause for the blaze remains under investigation at this time. Anyone
having information concerning this fire should contact the Metro Regional Office of the State
Fire Marshal at 410-871-3050.
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Media contact: Bruce D. Bouch, Deputy State Fire Marshal; 443-324-6876
The Office of the State Fire Marshal is an agency of the Department of State Police dedicated to helping protect
citizens from fire and explosion through a comprehensive program of education, inspection, investigation and fire
protection engineering. For more information on fire safety call 1-800-525-3124, log onto our website at:
www.mdsp.org/firemarshal and/or http://facebook.com/MarylandStateFireMarshal.
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