Million dollar fire tears through Boonsboro homes before sunrise

Blaze spreads to neighboring houses and displaces families and pets

BOONSBORO, Md. — A raging early morning fire ripped through a $1 million home in Boonsboro before spreading to neighboring properties and igniting a gas line, forcing multiple families and their pets from their homes before dawn.

Firefighters responded around 4:24 a.m. Tuesday to the 200 block of Tiger Lane in Washington County after flames broke out inside a two-story single-family home, according to fire officials.

Investigators said the fire began in the garage area of t...