POCOMOKE CITY, MD- A massive fire broke out at a Pocomoke City home overnight on Tuesday.

The Pocomoke City Volunteer Fire Company says a two-story home on Maple and 2nd Streets was engulfed by flames around 12:30 a.m. on Sept. 17.

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Photo: Pocomoke City Volunteer Fire Company

They say Pocomoke EMS evacuated nearby homes and firefighters worked quickly to get the fire under control. What was exposed to the fire did suffer heat damage, according to the fire company.

We are told the unoccupied home was under renovation at the time. The Worcester County Fire Marshal’s Office is investigating.

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Jana Ruark joined WBOC as a News Producer in July 2021, shortly after graduating from the University of Delaware with a degree in Media Communication and a minor in Journalism. She produces our entirely local 6 p.m. newscast and has won three first-place awards from the Chesapeake Associated Press Broadcasters Association since joining Delmarva's New Leader.

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