By Ric Dugan
The Frederick News-Post
IJAMSVILLE, Md. — Five people were taken to hospitals after a fire destroyed a house near Ijamsville early Tuesday, a fire official said.
The house in the 3000 block of Desmond Place , off Green Valley Road , was considered a total loss, with an estimate of more than $1 million in damage, said Sarah Campbell , a spokesperson for the Frederick County Division of Fire and Rescue Services .
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There were multiple collapses of the structure, she said.
Five people were in the house at the time of the fire — four adults and one child, according to Campbell. Four were taken to a local hospital and one was taken to a trauma center.
The Division of Fire and Rescue Services posted on its Facebook page that the five people were evaluated for possible smoke inhalation.
Firefighters were dispatched to Desmond Place at about 3:55 a.m. on Tuesday.
It took approximately 45 to 60 firefighters about two hours to battle the blaze, Campbell said.
The cause of the fire was still under investigation later Tuesday.
The Facebook post says the fire started on the back deck area.
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