16-02-2025
Fire damages Bedford Street building
CUMBERLAND — A three-story building at 122 Bedford St. was damaged by a fire Saturday morning.
First-arriving Cumberland firefighters found flames shooting from the second floor of the structure that housed a business and apartments, according to a Facebook post by the Cumberland Firefighters IAFF Local 203.
Firefighters from LaVale, Ridgeley, Bedford Road, Cresaptown, Bowling Green, Wiley Ford and Shaft also assisted at the scene or as fill-in for city crews.
The fire was reported at about 10:40 a.m. and was reported out about 15 minutes into the firefighting operation.
Initial reports from the scene indicated all occupants were out of the structure.
Columbia Gas and Potomac Edison crews were also requested to respond to the scene.
