A Chestnut Ridge mansion was destroyed in a two-alarm fire Sunday night.

The Baltimore County Fire Department received a call shortly after 9 p.m. of a fire at 12607 Nancy Lee Court in the Worthington Trace subdivision in the Chestnut Ridge area, said Elise Armacost, fire department spokeswoman.

More than 40 units responded to the fire. Shortly after arriving at the scene, firefighters determined no one was in the house. No firefighters or civilians were injured in the fire, Armacost said.

The fire tore through the 4,700-square-foot structure with such intensity that firefighters were forced to battle the flames outside the structure. Firefighters had the fire under control at 12:11 a.m., Armacost said.

Chestnut Ridge Volunteer Fire Company Captain Dan Uddeme, while en route to the site, reported heavy fire was visible and requested a second alarm and a tanker strike team as the house sits in an area without fire hydrants.

Uddeme reported fire had consumed the entire second floor and roof area and was spreading.

Fire crews, using rural water operations, shuttled more than 17,000 gallons of water from an underground tank on Greenspring and Walnut avenues near the scene.

 Reisterstown Volunteer Fire Company’s Engine 412 was also utilized for its Compressed Air Foam System, with several handlines and the ladder pipe from Glyndon Volunteers Truck.

The fire has been ruled accidental and was caused by an electrical malfunction, according to Donna Welsh of the fire department's communications office.

Damage is estimated at $920,000, Welsh said.

— Staff reports

This story has been updated.

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