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Lewes Fire

State Fire Marshal | Date Posted: Saturday, January 13, 2024


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January 13, 2024

The Delaware Office of the State Fire Marshal is investigating a fire that damaged a commercial structure in Lewes, Delaware on January 12, 2024.

The incident, reported shortly after 09:00 P.M., occurred in the 18000 block of Plantations Boulevard Lewes, Delaware. The Lewes Fire Department arrived on the scene and found smoke and fire coming from a commercial structure utilized as the Dave Marshal Tennis and Fitness Center. Mutual aid fire companies assisted at the scene.

Delaware State Fire Marshal Deputies were called to the scene to perform an investigation to determine the origin and cause of the fire. It was determined that the fire originated on the interior of the structure, the cause remains under investigation at this time. The structure was not occupied at the time of the fire. The structure was not protected by an automatic fire sprinkler system. A Firefighter was treated for heat exhaustion. There were no other reported injuries. Damage is estimated at $275000.

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John M. Galaska
Chief Deputy State Fire Marshal
(302) 856-5600 Office
(302) 542-9190 Cell

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Lewes Fire

State Fire Marshal | Date Posted: Saturday, January 13, 2024


State Fire Marshal Logo

January 13, 2024

The Delaware Office of the State Fire Marshal is investigating a fire that damaged a commercial structure in Lewes, Delaware on January 12, 2024.

The incident, reported shortly after 09:00 P.M., occurred in the 18000 block of Plantations Boulevard Lewes, Delaware. The Lewes Fire Department arrived on the scene and found smoke and fire coming from a commercial structure utilized as the Dave Marshal Tennis and Fitness Center. Mutual aid fire companies assisted at the scene.

Delaware State Fire Marshal Deputies were called to the scene to perform an investigation to determine the origin and cause of the fire. It was determined that the fire originated on the interior of the structure, the cause remains under investigation at this time. The structure was not occupied at the time of the fire. The structure was not protected by an automatic fire sprinkler system. A Firefighter was treated for heat exhaustion. There were no other reported injuries. Damage is estimated at $275000.

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John M. Galaska
Chief Deputy State Fire Marshal
(302) 856-5600 Office
(302) 542-9190 Cell

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