NOTICE OF INVESTIGATION

Date: 3/4/17

Time: 12:13 AM

Location / Address: 1124 Pouder Road, Sykesville, Carroll County 

Type of Incident: Dwelling Fire

Description of Structure / Property: One-story, single family dwelling

Owner / Occupants: Deborah Jackson & Matthew Venable

Injuries or Deaths: Lacerations from glass

Estimated $ Loss: Structure: $200,000.00 Contents: $50,000.00

Smoke Alarm Status: Not present 

Fire Alarm / Sprinkler Status: Not present 

Arrests(s): N/A

Primary Responding Fire Department: Gamber VFC

# of Alarms: 1  # Of Firefighters: 40

Time to Control: 50 minutes

Discovered By: Occupant

Area of Origin: Garage

Preliminary Cause: Under Investigation 

Additional Information: Occupants were alerted by smoke. Two of the occupants were able to escape through the door and break a window to assist a third person out of the house. Three dogs perished in the fire. Two of the occupants were treated for lacerations from glass.

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