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Friday, April 14, 2017

Building Fire at Wicomico County Business


WICOMICO COUNTY, April 14, 2017 - Investigators from the Maryland State Fire Marshal's Office have concluded an investigation at Expert House Movers in Sharptown. The fire occurred around 12:56 pm today at 25732 Elzey Brown Loop in Sharptown of Wicomico County. The fire occurred in a 100' x 120' wood framed, commercial outbuilding at the property owned by Jerry and Gabe Matyiko. The Sharptown Fire Department, as well as over 40 firefighters of surrounding fire companies, responded to the two alarm fire which took approximately two hours to control. The fire was first reported by an employee and the investigation has revealed the fire to be accidental due to welding repairs being conducted inside of the building. Damages due to the fire are estimated to be a combined $1,000,000 total for structure and contents, and there were no injuries as a result of the fire.

3 comments:

Anonymous said...

Damn shame they couldn't move the building away from the fire...Sorry to hear about this. Great guy and great company. I hope they recover quickly.

Anonymous said...

Not only can they move a lighthouse, they can move your ex and his/her doublewide off the the lot next to yours as long as you gots a court order.

Anonymous said...

This business has been covered by the Discovery Channel, PBS and a multitude of other T.V. and print outlets, but never have they been given the local coverage they deserve! Joe you should do it!