NOI 2/27/17 Harford Accidental Apartment Fire Country Village Apartments

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NOTICE OF INVESTIGATION

Date: 02/27/2017

Time: 1:49 PM

Location / Address: 709 Country Village Drive, Apartment 2D, Bel Air, Harford County 

Type of Incident: Apartment Fire 

Description of Structure / Property: Three-story garden style apartment building

Owner / Occupants: Home Properties (Owner) Felice M. Shaw (Occupant)

Injuries or Deaths: None

Estimated $ Loss: Structure: $20,000.00    Contents: $5,000.00

Smoke Alarm Status: Present with activation

Fire Alarm / Sprinkler Status: Present with activation

Arrests(s): None

Primary Responding Fire Department: Bel Air Volunteer Fire Company

# of Alarms: 1    # Of Firefighters: 20

Time to Control: 20 Minutes

Discovered By: Neighbor

Area of Origin: Interior of second-floor apartment 2-D

Preliminary Cause: Accidental - due to electrical failure within the interior living room area.

Additional Information: The fire only displaced the occupant of apartment 2-D.The fire was quickly contained and extinguished due to the early notification and rapid response of the fire department. Damages were kept to a minimum and firefighters should be commended for their actions. 

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