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A Sunday morning fire in Burkittsville, Maryland, significantly damaged a post office and the attached house, according to officials.
The Tanker Task Force, Fire Task Force and RID were requested for a structure fire at 10 E Main St around 7 a.m., according to Frederick County Fire.
7:09am | 10 E Main St, Burkittsville | Structure Fire | Post Office and Attached House fully involved | Tanker Task Force, Fire Task Force, and RID requested | ladder pipe operation at this time |partial collapse of small roof section
— FrederickCounty Fire (@FCDFRS) December 29, 2019
A small section of roof partially collapsed before the fire was extinguished a little before 8:30 a.m. Multiple fire crews from Frederick and Washington counties were on the scene performing “ventilation and overhaul” at that time.
Burkittsville post office fire | Fire knocked | multiple crews on scene from Frederick and Washington County performing ventilation and overhaul pic.twitter.com/EJVCjaAvMT
— FrederickCounty Fire (@FCDFRS) December 29, 2019
Below, see a map of the area where the fire took place: