July 4th Cooper Rd, Whiteford House Fire

On Saturday, July 4th  at approximately 1:30am, DVFC responded to assist the Whiteford Volunteer Fire Company with a House fire in the 4300 Block of Cooper Road. Units arrived to find the house with fire through the roof. At the time of arrival it was unclear if the residence was occupied and the assignment was upgraded to include a possible rescue. Crews began fire attack and determined the residence was not occupied.   Multiple Harford County, Cecil County and York County units responded to extinguish the fire. DVFC Firefighters were on scene approximately 4 hours.   The cause of the fire is under investigation by the Maryland State Fire Marshall's Office.