Hope he didn't lose too much stuff and his house is up and going again
soon
http://movies.msn.com/movies/article.aspx?news=307402>1=7701
Author Tom Clancy's Home Damaged by Fire
March 29, 2008, 4:13 PM EST
PRINCE FREDERICK, Md. (AP) -- A fire damaged the second-floor deck of
Tom Clancy's home on Saturday, the Maryland fire marshal's office
said.
Clancy was home at the time, but was not injured in the noon blaze,
fire marshal's spokesman Joe Zurolo said.
"The smoke alarms are what alerted him to the fact there was a fire,"
Zurolo said.
The cause of the fire, which caused about $10,000 in damage to the
rear of the three-story stone home, has not been determined, Zurolo
said.
About 50 firefighters battled the blaze for about 10 minutes before
bringing it under control. No injuries were reported, the spokesman
said.
The home is located on the western shore of the Chesapeake Bay about
30 miles southeast of Washington.
Clancy is the author of thrillers including "The Hunt for Red
October," "Patriot Games," and "Clear and Present Danger."