Firefighters responded to Running Hare Vineyard in Prince Frederick, Maryland, just after 6 a.m. Monday, said the Office of the State Fire Marshal. (Courtesy Office of the State Fire Marshal) Damage from a Monday morning fire at a Calvert County, Maryland, winery is estimated at $2.5 million. It happened at Running Hare Vineyard, in Prince Frederick, Maryland. Firefighters responded to the winery’s manufacturing and bottling building just after 6 a.m., said the Office of the State Fire Marshal. Thirty firefighters were called in from four volunteer departments: Prince Frederick, Huntingtown, Dunkirk and St. Leonard. It took crews about 45 minutes to get the fire under control. Investigators estimate $200,000 in damages to the single-story structure, and $2.3 million in damages to the contents, which included wine stock and equipment for manufacturing and maintenance.
0615 hrs Engine 21 (@PFVFD2 ) was dispatched for the smoke investigation on Adelina Rd. While investigating they arrived at Running Hare Vineyard & found a large 2-story building fully-involved. The box was filled bringing DVFD Truck 5, Tanker 5 & the Assistant Chief to the scene pic.twitter.com/7MoKAekg62
The cause of the fire is under investigation. On its website, Running Hare Vineyard is described as “a little bit of Tuscany and Napa in Southern Maryland.”
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