January 9th, 2020 by WCBC Radio
2:50 PM Allegany County Emergency Services reported a house fire on Klosterman Avenue in LaVale. Units are on the scene. The State Fire Marshals Office has issued the following report:
Date: January 9, 2020
Time: 10:39 a.m.
Location / Address: 8 Klosterman Avenue, LaVale, Allegany County
Type of Incident: structure fire
Description of Structure / Property: two-story single-famiy dwelling
Owner / Occupants: John Brailer / Daniel & Kelsey Carr
Injuries or Deaths: none
Estimated $ Loss: Structure: $5,000 Contents: $3,000
Smoke Alarm Status: present and activated
Fire Alarm / Sprinkler Status: not required
Arrests(s): none
Primary Responding Fire Department: LaVale Volunteer Fire Department
# of Alarms: 1 # Of Firefighters: 20
Time to Control: 10 minutes
Discovered By: neighbor
Area of Origin: kitchen
Preliminary Cause: accidental – dog jumped on kitchen gas stove and accidentally turned knobs on while occupants were not at home
Additional Information: Occupants are displaced and are being assisted by family.
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March 15th, 2018 by WCBC Radio
Allegany County Emergency Management reports units have now cleared the scene of a house fire in the area of Lions Field in LaVale.
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January 12, 2020 at 3:11 am, Mark said:
Why wasn’t the dog arrested for arson?? Lock ‘em up!