Manure Combustion Burns Down Ridgely Farm Building

Caroline Co. Manure Storage Outbuilding Burns Down

RIDGELY, Md. – A poultry manure outbuilding was destroyed in a large fire over the weekend. At 7:34 a.m. on May 30, firefighters responded to a structure fire on Oakland Road in Ridgely after it was discovered by a family member on the property. A total of 31 firefighters with the Ridgley Volunteer Fire company and other neighboring fire departments responded to the 100 foot by 50 foot wooden building. As the fire spread, it caused significant d…

Fire burns through poultry building outside Ridgely

RIDGELY — A fire at a building outside Ridgely on Saturday morning left $100,000 in damages.

Manure combustion burns down Ridgely farm building

The State Fire Marshal's Office says a poultry farm storage building burned down after stored manure spontaneously caught fire May 30.

Combustion of poultry manure causes farm fire on Maryland's Eastern Shore

"Spontaneous Combustion of Manure," is the leading cause behind a Saturday morning fire at a farm on Maryland's Eastern Shore.It happened around 7:30am along Oakland Road in Ridgely, which is part of Caroline County.A family member discovered flames coming from the inside of a 100-foot-by 50-foot outbuilding.According to the Maryland State Fire Marshal, the space was used to store manure generated from the farm's poultry flock.The fire ended up …