NOTICE OF INVESTIGATION

Date: 3/23/16

Time: 1:37 p.m.

Location / Address:  8345 Hudson Drive, La Plata, Charles County, MD

Type of Incident:  Fire

Description of Structure / Property:  16 x 20 Shed

Owner / Occupants:  Brian & Brandy Phillips

Injuries or Deaths:  None

Estimated $ Loss: Structure:  $8,000.00   Contents:  $12, 000.00

Smoke Alarm Status: N/A

Fire Alarm / Sprinkler Status:  N/A

Arrests(s):  N/A

Primary Responding Fire Department:  La Plata Volunteer Fire Department

# of Alarms:   1  # Of Firefighters:  40

Time to Control: 30 minutes

Discovered By: Passer-By

Area of Origin:  Woods

Preliminary Cause: Accidental - Discarded Ashes

Additional Information:  The joint investigation with the Maryland Forestry Service determined the accidental fire was the result of improperly discarded debris ashes which extended to a nearby shed, destroying the entire structure and it's contents.

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