January 16th, 2018 by WCBC Radio

That Saturday night fire on Potomac Hollow Road in Barton did $150,000 in damage to the one story wood frame home owned by Cecil Moore.  It took over 40 firefighters about 20 minutes to bring the blaze under control.  Moore was injured when he slipped on the ice and hit his head.  The investigation into the cause continues.

MARYLAND STATE FIRE MARSHAL

NOTICE OF INVESTIGATION

Date: January 13, 2018

Time: 8:17 p.m.

Location / Address:  23111 Potomac Hollow Road, Barton, Allegany County

Type of Incident: structure fire

Description of Structure / Property: one-story wood frame single-family dwelling

Owner / Occupants: Cecil Moore 

Injuries or Deaths: Owner slipped on ice and struck his head during suppression operations and was transported for treatment by private vehicle.

Estimated $ Loss: Structure: $ 100,000  Contents: $ 50,000

Smoke Alarm Status:  unknown

Fire Alarm / Sprinkler Status: not required

Arrests(s):  none

Primary Responding Fire Department: Barton Hose Company

# of Alarms:  1  # Of Firefighters:  44

Time to Control: 20 minutes

Discovered By:  owner

Area of Origin:   under investigation

Preliminary Cause:  under investigation

Additional Information:   Occupants were displaced and are being assisted by relatives.   Structure and contents are a total  loss.