The Delaware State Fire Marshal’s office is investigating a Friday morning fire in Bear that damaged several rental storage units.
The Christiana Fire Company responded to the 200 block of East Scotland Drive for a building fire shortly before 1 a.m. The business off the Pulaski Highway, is comprised of several individually rented storage units. Firefighters arrived on the scene with flames shooting from a storage unit and spreading to other units.
State fire investigators are currently searching for the fire’s cause. Twelve units were heavily damaged by the fire. Several other storage units were damaged by smoke.
Fire damaged was estimated at $250,000. There were no reported injuries. The fire remains under investigation.