March 20th, 2023 by WCBC Radio

EMS and Fire units responded to a house fire at an unoccupied residence at Crooks Avenue in McCoole. 

 

NOTICE OF INVESTIGATION

 

DATE: March 20, 2023

TIME: 7:25 am

LOCATION / ADDRESS: Crooks Avenue, Rawlings, Allegany County

TYPE OF INCIDENT: vacant structure fire

DESCRIPTION OF STRUCTURE / PROPERTY: three story block frame single family dwelling

OWNER / OCCUPANTS:  Eugene and Charlotte Delilo

INJURIES / DEATHS: none

ESTIMATED LOSS – STRUCTURE/CONTENTS:  $15,000

SMOKE ALARM STATUS: none present

FIRE ALARM / SPRINKLER STATUS: none present

ARREST(S): n/a

PRIMARY RESPONDING FIRE DEPARTMENT: Potomac Volunteer Fire Company No. 2

# OF ALARMS:     2                                                                  # OF FIREFIGHTERS: 50

TIME TO CONTROL:  hour

DISCOVERED BY:  passerby

AREA OF ORGIN:  under investigation

PRELIMINARY CAUSE: under investigation

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION:  House has been vacant for over 10 years.  Please contact the Maryland State Fire Marshall Office at 301-766-3888 if you have any information. 

December 19th, 2022 by WCBC Radio

According to the Allegany County Department of Emergency Services firefighters throughout the region responded to a late night fire Sunday that destroyed a residence in the 24000 block of Spring Briar Lane. The Cumberland Times News reports no injuries were reported in the fire that was quickly upgraded to a "working fire" when first-arriving firefighters found the structure engulfed in flames about 9:50 p.m. The structure, which was located off of state Route 135 near Mountain Laurel Medical Center, was vacant at the time of the fire but was not abandoned.Potomac Volunteer Fire Department of Westernport directed the fire operation with assistance of companies from Keyser, Piedmont, Rawlings, Bloomington, New Creek and Barton along with Tri-Towns ambulance with county DES personnel. Units were reportedly on the scene until 1:30 a.m

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