OCEAN VIEW, Del. - A residential fire that broke out Saturday, May 3, in the Ocean View Beach Club community has been ruled accidental, officials said.
Millville fire company fighting the flames.
Firefighters responded to the unit block of Scarborough Lane shortly after 5 p.m., according to the Delaware Office of the State Fire Marshal. The Millville Volunteer Fire Company, along with mutual aid fire departments, arrived to find heavy flames on the exterior of a single-family home.
Crews still fighting the fire as of 6:30 p.m.
The house was occupied at the time of the fire. The residents were evacuating when they noticed a pile of mulch on fire, which had spread into a nearby tree and then to the home, officials said. No injuries were reported.
Deputy state fire marshals determined the fire originated in the mulch pile and was caused by natural spontaneous combustion. The flames spread to and damaged three additional single-family homes. The total damage is estimated at $1 million.