Deale House Fire Starts In Bathroom: Fire Department

DEALE, MD — Investigators are trying to determine the cause of a Deale house fire that drew crews from four fire departments to 469 Deale Road on Monday afternoon. Passersby reported that the three-story single-family house was on fire, according to the Anne Arundel County Fire Department.

Several callers to 911 reported smoke coming from the upper-level windows of the home. Firefighters found a fire in a second-floor bathroom; it was extinguished and contained to that room, officials said in a news release.

No injuries to civilians or firefighters were reported. Two residents, who were not home at the time of the fire, have been displaced and are being helped by the Red Cross.

An estimated damage amount has not been determined. Investigators say the blaze appears to be accidental.

Smoke alarms were found in the house and activated.

Forty firefighters from the Prince George's County Fire/EMS Department, Dunkirk Volunteer Fire Department, and North Beach Volunteer Fire Department assisted on the call.