Crime & Safety

Fire Department Call to Boardwalk on Monday Was for Minor Event

A sign at Stewart's Root Beer was slightly damaged.

Anybody who was near the downtown section of the boardwalk on Monday night may have noticed a major response by fire units to the Stewart's Root Beer stand between Eighth and Ninth streets.

But Ocean City Fire Department officials said Tuesday that the fire was minor, limited to a sign and not suspicious.


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