NOTICE OF INVESTIGATION

Date: 11/2/2016

Time: 3:01 AM

Location / Address:  1079 Belvedere Road, Port Deposit, Cecil County 

Type of Incident: Industrial Fire 

Description of Structure / Property: Sand and Gravel Operator 

Owner / Occupants: York Building Products (Mason Dixon Sand and Gravel)

Injuries or Deaths: None reported 

Estimated $ Loss: Structure: $150,000.00   Contents: $0.00

Smoke Alarm Status: N/A

Fire Alarm / Sprinkler Status: N/A

Arrests(s): N/A

Primary Responding Fire Department: Perryville 

# of Alarms: 1  # Of Firefighters: 30

Time to Control: 1 hour

Discovered By: Employee

Area of Origin: Vibrating Shaker/Screen 

Preliminary Cause: Accidental - due to welding embers igniting nearby combustibles, including the rubber conveyor belt feeding the shaker/screen 

Additional Information: An overnight crew were conducting repairs and later observed smoke coming from the screen tower. 

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