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Fire at 100-Year Old-Plus Church in Ocean City Injures Two

St. Paul's By-The-Sea Church website

OCEAN CITY, Md. (AP) - Authorities say two people are critically injured after a fire broke out at a church in Ocean City.

Fire crews were called to a two-alarm blaze at St. Paul's By-The-Sea church on Baltimore Avenue on Tuesday morning. Crews have been able to control the blaze at the church that is more than 100 years old.

Ocean City police say two people were taken to Atlantic General Hospital in Berlin in critical condition.

Don Rush is the News Director and Senior Producer of News and Public Affairs at Delmarva Public Media. An award-winning journalist, Don reports major local issues of the day, from sea level rise, to urban development, to the changing demographics of Delmarva.