NOTICE OF INVESTIGATION

Date:  4-9-18

Time:  6:15 p.m.

Location / Address:   21330 Castaway Circle, Lexington Park, St. Mary's County, Maryland

Type of Incident:  Fire

Description of Structure / Property:  3 Story, Middle of the group Townhome

Owner / Occupants:   Campbell

Injuries or Deaths:  1 adult and 2 children were transported to MedStar St. Mary's Hospital with non-life-threatening injuries.

Estimated $ Loss: Structure: $ 15,000.00     Contents: $ 5,000.00

Smoke Alarm Status: Present - Activated

Fire Alarm / Sprinkler Status:  Activated - Contained Fire

Arrests(s):  None

Primary Responding Fire Department:  Bay District Volunteer Fire Department

# of Alarms:  1        # Of Firefighters:  35

Time to Control:  5 minutes

Discovered By:  Juvenile in home.

Area of Origin:  Interior of Garage

Preliminary Cause:  Accidental - Child playing with lighter

Additional Information:  The family was displaced as a result of the fire and are being assisted by the American Red Cross and other family members.

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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