ST. MICHAELS, MD – A fire broke out at the Waste Water Treatment Facility on E. Marengo Street in St. Michaels on Monday at 11:23 PM.
The one-story brick facility, owned by the Town of St Michaels, suffered significant damages, with an estimated loss of $350,000. There were no injuries or deaths reported.
The St Michaels Volunteer Fire Department, with 31 firefighters, managed to control the blaze in 1 hour and 27 minutes after a passerby discovered it.
The area of origin and the cause of the fire remain under investigation.
The Maryland State Fire Marshal’s Upper Eastern Regional Office asks anyone with information about this incident to contact them at 410-822-7609.
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