Structure Fire Claims the Lives of Three Cambridge Residents and Injures Two Others
DORCHESTER COUNTY, MD – Deputy State Fire Marshals from the Lower Eastern Region along with the Cambridge Police Department are continuing their investigation into an early morning structure fire that claimed the lives of three Cambridge residents and injured two others.
On April 1, 2021 at 12:22 A.M. the Rescue Fire Company responded to the 400 block of High Street in Cambridge for a structure fire after a neighbor called 911 reporting the blaze. Upon the fire department’s arrival they observed severe fire conditions coming from the interior of the three story brick structure that contained two apartments. The fire eventually reached 3 alarms bringing in several surrounding fire departments to assist with suppression activities. It took approximately 75 firefighters 90 minutes to bring the blaze under control.
As a result of the fire, a 31-year-old female was transported by ambulance to Tidal Health in Salisbury with serious injuries. She will be flown to Baltimore for more advanced medical treatment. In addition; an 11-year-old female was transported by ambulance to Tidal Health in Salisbury for minor injuries, after a Maryland State Trooper and city of Cambridge Police Officer assisted her off of a landing she escaped to via a window on the second floor of the structure. She was treated and later released.
The blaze did claim the lives of three other occupants of the building. An 8-year-old female, 18-year-old female and a 41-year-old male perished as a result of the fire. They will be transported to the Office of the Chief Medical Examiner in Baltimore to determine the exact cause of death.
The cause of the fire remains under investigation.
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~ MD State Fire Marshal
Photo: MD State Fire Marshal
