Residents escaped safely but a fire consumed a house at 37 Central Avenue in Ocean City on Sunday morning.
Ocean City firefighters responded at 9:20 a.m. and found a blaze that had spread into the ceiling, outside walls and attic of an old wood-framed house, according to Fire Chief Chris Breunig.
A first-floor unit was occupied when the fire started at the rear of the second floor, he said.
Firefighters entered through a second-floor porch and pushed toward the back of the house to extinguish the bulk of the fire. All units were called in to assist with containing the fire and with cleanup.
“The guys on duty did a heck of a job containing it to one house,” Breunig said.
There were no injuries to Ocean City Fire Department personnel or the occupants of the house.
The cause of the fire remains under investigation.
