Dayhoff Soundtrack: Westminster home on Cranberry Road damaged by fire

Wednesday, December 15, 2010

Westminster home on Cranberry Road damaged by fire

By Kevin Dayhoff

It took over 40 firefighters from Carroll and Adams County to control a house fire on North Cranberry Road in Westminster Monday afternoon.

The fire was quickly brought under control before it caused extensive damage to a very old brick farmhouse as firefighters had to contend with freezing temperatures and wind.

The first alarm rang-out at approximately 2:21 p.m. as central alarm dispatched units for a working house fire, according to Westminster Fire Engine and Hose Company No. 1 public information officer Robin Stansbury and fire department chief Jim Bangerd.

Upon arrival, firefighters found heavy smoke and fire in the rear of the residence and requested a “working fire dispatch” for additional fire suppression units to arrive. Additional fire suppression units from Westminster, Reese, Pleasant Valley, Manchester, Hampstead, and Littlestown, Pa., quickly responded.

The fire declared under control at 2:43 p.m. Firefighters and equipment remained on the scene for another hour for clean-up and to assist the Maryland fire marshal’s investigation.

One of the two occupants of the residence was home at the time of the fire, according to Stansbury. The Red Cross was called to provide assistance to the occupants of the home.

The fire remains under investigation by the Maryland State Fire Marshall’s office.

For more information please see a report on the Westminster Fire Engine and Hose Company No. 1 website – here: http://www.westminstervfd.org/ or Carroll County Times article by Ryan Marshall here: http://www.carrollcountytimes.com/news/local/article_aab0d6a6-07fc-11e0-a6dd-001cc4c002e0.html and here: http://www.carrollcountytimes.com/news/local/article_5729d066-0741-11e0-96a1-001cc4c03286.html

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