Fire & Explosion Destroys Home: Residents Unaccounted For

Neighbors say an elderly couple reside at the home and have not been accounted for at this time.

Taneytown, MD (DG) – A house in Carroll County has been destroyed by a fire and explosion.

  

The Maryland State Fire Marshal’s Office reports neighbors called 911 at 4:05 a.m. and said a home at 2201 Bear Run Road in Taneytown was completely engulfed in flames.

The one alarm fire at the two story single family home was brought under control within one hour by firefighters from Taneytown and surrounding fire departments.

Neighbors say an elderly couple reside at the home and have not been accounted for at this time.

The cause of the blaze remains under investigation.

-Dianah Gibson