Police/Fire

Joppa mobile home fire causes $50,000 in damage

JOPPA, MD—Crews battled a house fire in Joppa on Friday evening.

At just before 7:15 p.m. on January 26, units responded to the 100-block of Orsburn Drive for a report of a fire.

At the scene, firefighters found smoke showing from a one-story mobile home.

It took 20 firefighters from Joppa-Magnolia Volunteer Fire Company about 30 minutes to control the blaze, which caused about $50,000 in damage, according to the Office of the State Fire Marshal.

The fire began in an interior bedroom.  The cause remains under investigation.

Photo via Maryland Office of the State Fire Marshal

 

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