April 12th, 2016 by WCBC Radio
NOTICE OF INVESTIGATION
Date: 4/11/16
Time: 6:11 P.M.
Location / Address: 103 Washington Street, City of Frostburg, Allegany County
Type of Incident:Fire
Description of Structure / Property: Two-story wood framed single family dwelling
Owner / Occupants: Robert Webb/Mark Hawkins
Injuries or Deaths: None
Estimated $ Loss: Structure: 2,000 Contents: 500
Smoke Alarm Status: Present not activated
Fire Alarm / Sprinkler Status: Not required
Arrests(s): N/A
Primary Responding Fire Department: Frostburg
# of Alarms:1 # Of Firefighters:12
Time to Control:extinguished prior to arrival
Discovered By: Neighbor
Area of Origin: Exterior
Preliminary Cause: Accidental – Improperly discarded smoking material
Additional Information:Upon discovery neighbor and tenant used a garden hose to extinguish the fire prior to the fire department arriving.