NOI 4/6/18 Under Investigation Cecil 955 Blue Ball Rd

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NOTICE OF INVESTIGATION

Date: 4/6/18

Time: 5:00 PM

Location / Address:  955 Blue Ball Rd, Elkton, Cecil County

Type of Incident: Fire

Description of Structure / Property: One story 40 x 90 concrete block commercial structure

Owner / Occupants: Owner:  Debra Herron     Occupants:  Certified Seal Co LLC and Gerald Potts Jr. (Gerry Potts Inc.)

Injuries or Deaths: N/A

Estimated $ Loss: Structure: $750,000.00   Contents: $750,000.00

Smoke Alarm Status: Present, unknown if activated

Fire Alarm / Sprinkler Status: N/A

Arrests(s): N/A

Primary Responding Fire Department: Singerly VFC

# of Alarms: 1 alarm & tanker task force   # Of Firefighters: 75

Time to Control: 1 hour and 45 minutes

Discovered By: Neighbor

Area of Origin: Under Investigation

Preliminary Cause: Under Investigation

Additional Information: The structure consisted of two commercial businesses.  The fire destroyed the structure and several street sweepers inside the structure as well as an adjacent business which was identified as a wood working shop.