The residents of a burning home near Camden escaped after being alerted by neighbors about the fire ignited by fireworks that were used and then put in a trash can.
The fire was reported at about 10:30 p.m., in the 400 block of Apple Blossom Drive near Walnut Shade Road (Route 10).
One of the residents, Catalina Caldwell, said she and her younger son were in the home.
“Our neighbors came and told us our house was on fire and we needed to get out,” said Caldwell.
She, her son and their dogs all exited the home and weren’t injured, she said.
When the Camden Wyoming Fire Company arrived, flames were engulfing the two-story house.
Deputy fire marshals investigated and determined the fire was accidental, said Michael G. Chionchio, assistant state fire marshal.
Fireworks that had already been set off were thrown into a trash can near the home. The items ignited, and the fire burned the exterior of the home and spread to the interior.
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One firefighter was taken to the Bayhealth Kent Campus Hospital for medical evaluation.
The American Red Cross was asked to provide emergency assistance for the residents.
Damage was estimated at $250,000, Chionchio said.
Reach reporter Ben Mace at rmace@gannett.com.
