December 6th, 2016 by WCBC Radio
Date: December 6, 2016
Time: 7:06 am
Location / Address: 17604 Mt. Savage Road NW, Frostburg, Allegany County
Type of Incident: structure fire
Description of Structure / Property: two-story wood frame single-family dwelling
Owner / Occupants: Tracy Swarner / Brian Spataro and Courtney Swarner
Injuries or Deaths: none
Estimated $ Loss: Structure: $10,000 Contents: $5,000
Smoke Alarm Status: Present and activated
Fire Alarm / Sprinkler Status: not required
Arrests(s): none
Primary Responding Fire Department: Frostburg
# of Alarms: 1 # Of Firefighters: 20
Time to Control: less than five minutes
Discovered By: neighbor
Area of Origin: interior wall
Preliminary Cause: accidental – electrical
Additional Information: Occupants are displaced and are being assisted by family.