SALISBURY, Md. (AP) — Two Salisbury University workers were treated for smoke inhalation after a fire broke out Monday in an academic building on campus, state fire investigators said.
The Maryland State Fire Marshal’s Office said the fire broke out around 11:30 a.m. in the library of Blackwell Hall and it took firefighters about an hour to bring the blaze under control, WBOC-TV reported. Two employees were taken to TidalHealth Peninsula Regional for treatment of minor smoke inhalation.
The fire caused an estimated $300,000 in damage to the structure and another $200,000 in damage to its contents, officials said.
Deputy state fire marshals ruled the fire accidental and determined it was caused by an electrical switch failure in the basement electrical room.
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