July 9th, 2018 by WCBC Radio

MARYLAND FIRE MARSHAL

NOTICE OF INVESTIGATION

Date: July 8, 2018

Time: 8:43 p.m.

Location / Address:  10500 Wills Mountain Road, Cumberland, Allegany County

Type of Incident: malicious burning

Description of Structure / Property: abandoned warehouse

Owner / Occupants: Current Owner Unkown (Abandoned Artmor Plastics Warehouse) 

Injuries or Deaths: none

Estimated $ Loss: Structure: $0   Contents: $0

Smoke Alarm Status: none present

Fire Alarm / Sprinkler Status: none present

Arrests(s): none

Primary Responding Fire Department: LaVale

# of Alarms:   1         # Of Firefighters:  30

Time to Control: 5 minutes

Discovered By:  Natural Resources Police

Area of Origin: interior 

Preliminary Cause:   incendiary

Additional Information:  Two trash/debris fires were lit in two areas of the building.  Fires were extinguished before any structural damage occurred.    Anyone with information is requested  to contact the State Fire Marshal’s Office at 301-766-3888