Worcester home set on fire during burglary: Fire marshal

Keith Demko, Salisbury Daily Times
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The Worcester County Fire Marshal’s Office is investigating an intentionally set fire in an occupied home in Pocomoke City on Monday, Oct. 10.

The Pocomoke Police Department was dispatched to a residence on the 600 block of Young Street, for a burglary which occurred at about 4:45 a.m. Upon arrival, officers observed the rear of the structure was on fire and the blaze was quickly spreading.

The Pocomoke Volunteer Fire Company, along with firefighters from Stockton; Snow Hill; and New Church, Virginia, responded to the fire in the single-story residential home.

Fire investigators from the Worcester County Fire Marshal’s Office reported to the scene and determined the fire was intentionally set.

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Anyone with information relating to the fire is asked to contact the Fire Marshal’s office at 410-632-5666 or the Maryland Arson Hotline at 800-492-7529. Anyone with information relating to the burglary is asked to contact the Pocomoke Police Department at 410-957-1600. Callers can remain anonymous.

This article originally appeared on Salisbury Daily Times: Home intentionally set on fire during Worcester burglary: fire marshal