NOTICE OF INVESTIGATION

Date:  10/10/17 & 10/11/17

Time:   

Location / Address:  14000 Jericho Park Road, Bowie, Prince George's County, Maryland

Type of Incident:  Fire

Description of Structure / Property:  College - Bowie State University

Owner / Occupants:  Bowie State University

Injuries or Deaths:  None

Estimated $ Loss: Structure: $ 0   Contents: $ 100.00

Smoke Alarm Status: Present - No Activation

Fire Alarm / Sprinkler Status:  Present - No Activation

Arrests(s): None

Primary Responding Fire Department:  Bowie Volunteer Fire Department

# of Alarms:  1    # Of Firefighters:  5

Time to Control: 0 - Extinguished prior to arrival of the fire department

Discovered By: Students and Staff

Area of Origin:  Trash Cans

Preliminary Cause:  Incendiary

Additional Information:  Unknown suspect(s) set multiple fires to ordinary combustibles in multiple trash cans on 10/10/17 and 10/11/17.  Anyone with any information regarding this incident is asked to contact the Office of the State Fire Marshal, Southern Regional Office, at 443-550-6834.

The Office of the State Fire Marshal is an agency of the Department of State Police dedicated to helping protect citizens from fire and explosion through a comprehensive program of education, inspection, investigation and fire protection engineering.  For more information on fire safety call 1-800-525-3124, log onto our website at: Maryland State Fire Marshal and/or our Facebook Page.

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