December 12th, 2017 by WCBC Radio
Last night’s fire in Mount Savage was caused by an overheated flue pipe coming from wood stove. The Maryland Fire Marshal’s report say the blaze on New Row Road did $80,000 in damage to the structure and contents at the John Nolan residence, and one occupant had to be taken to the hospital for treatment of smoke inhalation.
MARYLAND FIRE MARSHAL
NOTICE OF INVESTIGATION
Date: December 11, 2017
Time: 5:19 p.m.
Location / Address: 12817 New Row Road NW, Mt. Savage, Allegany County
Type of Incident: structure fire
Description of Structure / Property: two-story single-family dwelling
Owner / Occupants: John C. Nolan
Injuries or Deaths: One occcupant was transported to Western Maryland Regional Medical Center for smoke inhalation.
Estimated $ Loss: Structure: $40,000 Contents: $40,000
Smoke Alarm Status: none present
Fire Alarm / Sprinkler Status: not required
Arrests(s): none
Primary Responding Fire Department: Mt. Savage
# of Alarms: 1 # Of Firefighters: 40
Time to Control: 25 minutes
Discovered By: owner
Area of Origin: woodstove
Preliminary Cause: Accidental – overheated flue pipe
Additional Information: Occupants were displaced.