Garage Fire Displaces Family in Mardela Springs

Wicomico County, MD - On August 23, 2026, at approximately 11:08 p.m., the Sharptown Volunteer Fire Department responded to the 12000 block of Laurel Road in Mardela Springs, Maryland for a garage fire.

The fire started in the garage of a single-story, wood-framed rancher home. A passerby noticed the fire and called it in.

Three people who lived in the home were displaced. It took 52 firefighters about 45 minutes to bring the fire under control.

The fire caused an estimated $75,000 in damage to the structure. Contents inside the home suffered about $25,000 in losses.

The cause of the fire remains under investigation. No further information has been released at this time.