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Fire in Hawkseye causes $400,000 damage
Deputy fire marshals determine that blaze starts inside car in the garage
At sunset Aug. 18, firefighters are still on the scene of a house fire in the Hawkseye community. Damage has been estimated at $400,000 to the house on Peregrine Road in the rear section of the Hawkseye community. RON MACARTHUR PHOTOS
August 18, 2021
A fire at a home in the Hawkseye community in Lewes was caused by mechanical malfunction of a running vehicle inside the home’s attached three-car garage, according to the Delaware Office of the State Fire Marshal.
Deputy fire marshals ruled the fire accidental.
Dozens of volunteer firefighters from Lewes, Rehoboth Beach, Milton and Indian River responded to the fire reported at 6:57 p.m. at 35567 Peregrine Road.
When firefighters arrived, flames were shooting out of all three sections of the garage and had spread to the second floor of the house. Deputy fire marshals estimated the damage at $400,000.
Sussex County paramedics responded to the fire and Bethany Beach firefighters were on standby.
The three-car garage was fully engulfed in flames when firefighters arrived at the house just before 7 p.m. The fire started inside a running car in the garage. SUBMITTED PHOTO
Smoke pours from the garage of a house as dozens of firefighters respond to the fire in the Hawkseye community.
Volunteer firefighters from four companies responded to the blaze. After most of the fire was extinguished, firefighters gather on the lawn to cool off and drink water.
Members of the Lewes Fire Department climb the aerial truck to reach the garage roof.
Fire trucks and other vehicles line Peregrine Road after responding to a fire in the Hawkseye community.
Heavy damage can be seen in the garage of the large house. The fire started inside a car in the garage.
The Lewes Fire Department aerial truck gets into position so firefighters can cut a hole in the roof to vent the smoke.
Hoses and equipment fill the street at the scene of the house fire, which started in the garage.
