A fire that started inside a 42-foot fifth-wheel camper spread to a car and a detached garage in Mechanicsville on Tuesday afternoon, the Office of the State Fire Marshal said. No one was hurt.
Neighbors discovered the fire at about 3:32 p.m. Oct. 13 in the 25800 block of Shamrock Lane, according to the fire marshal’s notice of investigation. About 40 firefighters, led by the Mechanicsville Volunteer Fire Department, brought it under control in 15 minutes on a single alarm.
The fire began inside the RV, and investigators ruled the cause accidental. The fire marshal estimated the loss at $50,000 to the camper and structures and $25,000 to contents. No one was displaced.
The Office of the State Fire Marshal’s Southern Regional Office can be reached at 410-414-3600. Anyone with information about a suspicious fire can call the state arson hotline at 1-800-492-7529.
