NOTICE OF INVESTIGATION

Date: 9/3/2018

Time: 2:40 p.m. 

Location / Address:  Triton Marina, 285 Plum Point Road, Elkton, Cecil County 

Type of Incident: Boat Fire 

Description of Structure / Property: 24 foot,  23 SS Crownline LPX  - Vessel name "Sanity"

Owner / Occupants: Kenneth Yoder 

Injuries or Deaths: None reported 

Estimated $ Loss: Structure: $30,000.00   Contents:  $10,000.00

Smoke Alarm Status: N/A

Fire Alarm / Sprinkler Status: N/A

Arrests(s): N/A

Primary Responding Fire Department: Singerly Volunteer Fire Company (Elkton) 

# of Alarms: 1    # Of Firefighters: 25

Time to Control: 20 minutes 

Discovered By: Owner 

Area of Origin: Interior of boat 

Preliminary Cause: Under Investigation - the owner reported he was working on the fuel line at the time of the fire 

Additional Information: The boat was docked and repairs were being made at the time of the fire. The owner attempted to extinguish the fire with a portable fire extinguisher and attempted to locate another extinguisher on a nearby vessel while a family member notified marina staff. No other boats were damaged as a result of the fire. 

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