Well-Known Meat Butchering Shop Destroyed By Two-Alarm Blaze In Maryland: Fire Marshal

A two-alarm blaze destroyed a well-known Maryland meat butchering shop and caused upwards of $2.5 million in damages, officials say.

Fire crews were called at approximately 5:45 a.m. on Tuesday morning to the Galvinell Meat Company in Cecil County , where there was a reported fire with flames showing through the roof and smoke billowing through the air on Ragan Road in Conowingo.

Multiple fire departments, including around 50 firefighters from Cecil, Harford, Lancaster, and Chester counties, responded to the two-alarm blaze, helping to bring the flames under control in just over an hour.

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According to fire investigators, an employee was working when he spotted the fire in the ceiling area of the utility room that rapidly spread throughout the attic of the business.

On Tuesday, an early morning fire destroyed a well-known Cecil County meat butchering shop, causing an estimated $2.5 million in damages.

Officials say that the cause of the fire remains under investigation, but an electrical failure cannot be ruled out. No injuries were reported, and no animals were harmed, though the damage to the structure, contents, machinery, food, and other products in the building is estimated in the millions.

Inspectors from the USDA and Cecil County Health Department also responded to evaluate the safety of products stored in a freezer that was believed not to have been affected by the fire.

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Posted by Office of the Maryland State Fire Marshal on Tuesday, April 30, 2024

Established in 1968, Galvinell's is a USDA federally Inspected plant that provides farmers of Cecil County and beyond with custom slaughter of beef, lambs, goats, and hogs, according to the fire marshal.

On Tuesday, an early morning fire destroyed a well-known Cecil County meat butchering shop, causing an estimated $2.5 million in damages.

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