NOTICE OF INVESTIGATION

Date: 4/19/2018

Time: 4:30 p.m.

Location / Address:  River's Edge Restaurant, 7320 Benedict Avenue, Benedict, Charles County

Type of Incident: Building Fire

Description of Structure / Property: Single story restaurant

Owner / Occupants: Holmes River's Edge, LLC.

Injuries or Deaths: None

Estimated $ Loss: Structure: $750,000   Contents: $ 250,000

Smoke Alarm Status: Present

Fire Alarm / Sprinkler Status:  Fire alarm system was present and activated properly

Arrests(s): N/A

Primary Responding Fire Department: Benedict VFD

# of Alarms: 1   # Of Firefighters: 60

Time to Control: 45 minutes

Discovered By: Employee

Area of Origin: Exterior

Preliminary Cause: Accidental - Discarded Smoking Materials

Additional Information: The fire was the result of a smoking materials station igniting on the exterior of the building. The fire spread to nearby combustible materials before extending to the building. Employees of the establishment smelled smoke and discovered the fire outside the kitchen.  Attempts to extinguish the fire by the employees were unsuccessful prior to the fire department arrival. All restaurant employees and approximately five customers were able to escape the building without injury. 

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