NOTICE OF INVESTIGATION

Date:  1/9/18

Time:  7:32 p.m.

Location / Address:  13074 Rock Point Road, Newburg, Charles County, Maryland

Type of Incident:  Fire

Description of Structure / Property:  Single Story Commercial Building

Owner / Occupant:  My Wayside Property

Injuries or Deaths:  None

Estimated $ Loss: Structure: $ 250,000.00  Contents: $ 150,000.00

Smoke Alarm Status:  Present / Activated

Fire Alarm / Sprinkler Status:  None

Arrests(s):  None

Primary Responding Fire Department:  Newburg Volunteer Fire Department

# of Alarms:  1    # Of Firefighters:  60

Time to Control:  25 minutes

Discovered By:  Passing Motorist

Area of Origin:  Interior

Preliminary Cause:  Incendiary

Additional Information:  The investigation revealed the fire was incendiary in nature.  The fire caused extensive damage to the store and its contents.  The store was not open at the time of the fire.  Anyone with any information regarding this incident is asked to contact the Office of the State Fire Marshal, Southern Regional Office, at 443-550-6832.

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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