January 31st, 2022 by WCBC Radio
It took a dozen Deep Creek Volunteer Firefighters 15 minutes to put out a garage fire on Cherry Lane near Friendsville at 2:20 AM this morning. The Maryland State Fire Marshal's Office says the fire did $100,000 in damage to the wood framed structure, owned by David and Sandra Friend. The fire marshal is investigating the cause.
NOTICE OF INVESTIGATION
Date: 1/31/2022
Time: 2:22 a.m.
Location / Address: 355 Cherry Lane, Friendsville, Garrett County
Type of Incident: Structure Fire
Description of Structure / Property: Wood framed, steel roof, detached garage
Owners: David and Sandra Friend
Injuries or Deaths: N/A
Estimated $ Loss: $100,000
Smoke Alarm Status: Not present
Fire Alarm / Sprinkler Status: Not present
Arrests(s): N/A
Primary Responding Fire Department: Deep Creek Lake Volunteer Fire Department
# of Alarms: 1 # Of Firefighters: 12
Time to Control: 15 minutes
Discovered By: Owner
Area of Origin: Furnace room
Preliminary Cause: Under investigation
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