NOTICE OF INVESTIGATION
Date: 4/28/2017
Time: 10:47 PM
Location / Address: 301 Chesapeake Ridge Drive, North East, Cecil County
Type of Incident: Apartment Fire with Sprinkler Activation
Description of Structure / Property: Three-story, garden-style, apartment building
Owner / Occupants: Chesapeake Ridge Apartments (Bozzuto), James Sumpter and Kristin Varill (Occupants)
Injuries or Deaths: None reported
Estimated $ Loss: Structure: $500.00 Contents: $0.00
Smoke Alarm Status: Present - however did not activate due to the fire being contained to the exterior balcony
Fire Alarm / Sprinkler Status: Both were present and operated accordingly
Arrests(s): N/A
Primary Responding Fire Department: North East
# of Alarms: 1 # Of Firefighters: 10
Time to Control: Extinguished upon arrival
Discovered By: Occupant
Area of Origin: Exterior balcony
Preliminary Cause: Accidental - due to discarded smoking material
Additional Information: An occupant of the apartment building heard a noise, upon checking she discovered a fire on the balcony. The fire was contained to the exterior balcony after only (1) sprinkler head activated. The fire was contained to a small table with minor damage to a door. Deputy State Fire Marshals credit the sprinkler for containing and later extinguishing the fire. It is without a doubt the fire would have extended and most likely would have caused significant damage if it were not for the sprinkler system. Because of the minimal damage, the occupants were able to stay in their apartment for the night.
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