Authorities have ruled as accidental a fire that caused hundreds of thousands of dollars in damage to the Chestertown Seventh-Day Adventist Church on North Kent Street. The Chestertown Volunteer Fire Company, assisted by nine other fire companies, responded to the blaze. According to the Maryland State Fire Marshal’s Office, it took 60 firefighters approximately one hour to get the two-alarm fire under control. There were no reported injuries; however, nearby Garnett Elementary School was closed as a precaution due to strong fumes from the fire. The fire caused an estimated $400,000 in damage to the structure and another $100,000 in damage to its contents. According to investigators, an electrical malfunction in an electric organ is believed to have been the preliminary cause of the fire.