Sykesville Firefighters Help Battle Gamber Blaze

The Sykesville Freedom District Fire Department helped battle a house fire in Gamber this week.

At 4:10 a.m. on Monday, crews responded to the 3300 block of Sykesville Road, where a large two-story farm house was ablaze, according to the fire department.

Firefighters from Sykesville Freedom District were at the scene for several hours, helping to remove the roof from the house and porch to suppress the flames, the department reported.

The fire broke out in the living room of the home, which had no smoke detectors, according to the Carroll County Times, which reported one person suffered minor burns and the house had $100,000 in structural damage as a result.

This weekend, fire departments across Maryland will be promoting the importance of smoke alarms during the Statewide Community Risk Reduction weekend, according to the Office of the State Fire Marshal.

Participating departments will canvass the community, checking and installing smoke alarms upon request. The fire marshal says that a smoke alarm should be replaced every 10 years.

More than half of all fire deaths occur in homes without a smoke alarm, according to the National Fire Protection Association.

Photo Credit: Sykesville Fire.