NOTICE OF INVESTIGATION
Date: 12-4-16
Time: 10:30 am
Location / Address: 12140 Ell Lane, Apartment 105, Waldorf, Charles County, Maryland
Type of Incident: Apartment Fire
Description of Structure / Property: 2 story apartment complex
Owner / Occupants: Roberta Hamilton
Injuries or Deaths: injured 83 year old female - smoke inhalation
Estimated $ Loss: Structure: $ 100,000 Contents: $5,000
Smoke Alarm Status: Present and activated properly
Fire Alarm / Sprinkler Status: Fire Alarm was activated
Arrests(s): None
Primary Responding Fire Department: Waldorf VFD
# of Alarms: 1 # Of Firefighters: 25
Time to Control: 20 minutes
Discovered By: Apartment resident
Area of Origin: Living room
Preliminary Cause: Accidental - heating element was placed too close to combustibles
Additional Information: Around
10:30 AM, a resident of the apartment building noticed smoke coming from the
above listed address. The fire department responded and made entry into the
apartment. Upon doing a search of the apartment involved, they found the victim
in her bedroom. The victim was removed and then flown to University of Maryland Shock Trauma where she's in
serious condition with smoke inhalation. The origin and cause revealed this accidental fire was caused by combustibles being placed too closely to a heater's heating element.
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