NOTICE OF INVESTIGATION

Date:  1/27/2020

Time:  11:05 p.m.

Location / Address:   9805 Canary Drive, Bel Alton, Charles County, Maryland

Type of Incident:  Fire

Description of Structure / Property:  Split Foyer - Single Family Dwelling

Owner / Occupants:  Martin & LauraLei Culp

Injuries or Deaths:  None

Estimated $ Loss: Structure: $  50,000.00    Contents: $ 25,000.00

Smoke Alarm Status: Present - Activated

Fire Alarm / Sprinkler Status:  N/A

Arrests(s): None

Primary Responding Fire Department:  Bel Alton Volunteer Fire Department

# of Alarms:    1   # Of Firefighters:   40

Time to Control:  15 minutes

Discovered By:  Occupant

Area of Origin:  Exterior of Home

Preliminary Cause:  Accidental

Additional Information:  The fire was the result of the exterior ventilation pipe of the pellet stove igniting vegetation on the exterior of the residence.  The occupants were alerted by the smoke detectors in the residence and were able to escape without injury.  Three adults have been displaced and are being assisted by family.

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