Massive fire at Maryland camp causes total loss, $2 million damage

THURMONT, Md. — An enormous fireplace at a eating corridor at a Jewish summer time camp for boys in Maryland was deemed a complete loss.

The constructing at Camp Ethereal had damages estimated at $2 million.

Greater than 100 firefighters battled the fireplace Wednesday morning. The hearth was underneath management in three home, nonetheless, crews stayed all through the day to proceed extinguishing sizzling spots.

A Frederick County Sheriff’s Workplace Faculty Useful resource Officer and a Maryland State Trooper noticed the smoke on the second flooring and assisted in evacuating the constructing.

No on was injured.

“We need to applaud our counselors and senior workers for maintaining our campers calm and secure all through the occasion,” the camp mentioned.

Arriving fireplace crews positioned the camp’s eating corridor with seen smoke and a speedy intervention dispatch, tanker job drive, and second alarm had been requested

An area development firm offered an excavator to help with shifting particles in order that firefighters may entry materials that was nonetheless smoldering. Greater than 85,000 gallons of water was positioned on the remnants of the construction to make sure it was fully extinguished.

Investigators are working to find out the precise trigger however have dominated out any intentional or suspicious components.

The camp is again working as regular.

The camp is positioned about 7 miles from Camp David.