July 9th, 2018 by WCBC Radio
MARYLAND FIRE MARSHAL
NOTICE OF INVESTIGATION
Date: July 8, 2018
Time: 8:43 p.m.
Location / Address: 10500 Wills Mountain Road, Cumberland, Allegany County
Type of Incident: malicious burning
Description of Structure / Property: abandoned warehouse
Owner / Occupants: Current Owner Unkown (Abandoned Artmor Plastics Warehouse)
Injuries or Deaths: none
Estimated $ Loss: Structure: $0 Contents: $0
Smoke Alarm Status: none present
Fire Alarm / Sprinkler Status: none present
Arrests(s): none
Primary Responding Fire Department: LaVale
# of Alarms: 1 # Of Firefighters: 30
Time to Control: 5 minutes
Discovered By: Natural Resources Police
Area of Origin: interior
Preliminary Cause: incendiary
Additional Information: Two trash/debris fires were lit in two areas of the building. Fires were extinguished before any structural damage occurred. Anyone with information is requested to contact the State Fire Marshal’s Office at 301-766-3888