An electrical fault is being blamed for a fire in Affinity Old Post Apartments on Wednesday evening, which displaced a family of eight.
Just after 8:30 p.m. on Wednesday, emergency personnel were dispatched to the 100 block of Hanover Street in Aberdeen for a reported fire in a 3-story, 12-unit residential structure.
The fire was discovered in a bedroom and the preliminary cause has been blamed on an electrical fault causing nearby combustibles to ignite.
Twenty-five firefighters from the Aberdeen Fire Department responded to the single-alarm fire and had it under control within 5 minutes. There were no injuries reported.
The Office of the State Fire Marshal estimated the fire caused $5,000 in damage to the structure and another $5,000 in damage to its contents.
A family of eight was been displaced by the fire and is currently being assisted by the American Red Cross and Harford County Disaster Action Team.
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