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Update: Chestertown Church Fire Ruled Accidental

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A WBOC NewsWatcher submitted this photo of Tuesday morning's fire that occurred at the Chestertown Seventh-Day Adventist Church. A WBOC NewsWatcher submitted this photo of Tuesday morning's fire that occurred at the Chestertown Seventh-Day Adventist Church.
Aerial view of the church after the fire. (Photo: WBOC Chopper 16) Aerial view of the church after the fire. (Photo: WBOC Chopper 16)
Firefighters are shown on the scene after getting the fire under control. (Photo: WBOC) Firefighters are shown on the scene after getting the fire under control. (Photo: WBOC)
Frontal view of the church building. (Photo: WBOC) Frontal view of the church building. (Photo: WBOC)

CHESTERTOWN, Md.- Authorities have ruled as accidental a Monday morning fire that caused hundreds of thousands of dollars in damage to the Chestertown Seventh-Day Adventist Church on North Kent Street.

The Chestertown Volunteer Fire Company, assisted by nine other fire companies, responded to the blaze shortly before 6:30 a.m. According to the Maryland State Fire Marshal's Office, it took 60 firefighters approximately one hour to get the two-alarm fire under control.

There were no reported injuries. However, nearby Garnett Elementary School was closed as a precautionary due to strong fumes from the fire. 

The fire caused an estimated $400,000 in damage to the structure and another $100,000 in damage to its contents.

According to investigators, an electrical malfunction in an electric organ is believed to have been the preliminary cause of the fire.

 

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