NOTICE OF INVESTIGATION

Date: 4/24/2019

Time: 6:23 p.m. 

Location / Address:  1521 Maple Avenue, Perryman, Harford County 

Type of Incident: Garage Fire 

Description of Structure / Property: Two-car, detached garage 

Owner / Occupants: Don Irwin (Owner)   Christina Atkinson (Occupant) 

Injuries or Deaths:  One person sustained minor burns and refused treatment 

Estimated $ Loss: Structure: $30,000.00   Contents: $5,000.00

Smoke Alarm Status: N/A

Fire Alarm / Sprinkler Status: N/A

Arrests(s): N/A

Primary Responding Fire Department: Aberdeen Fire Department 

# of Alarms: 1  # Of Firefighters: 25

Time to Control: 10 minutes 

Discovered By: Occupant 

Area of Origin: Interior of garage 

Preliminary Cause: Accidental - due to an occupant of the home siphoning gas from a riding lawnmower to a bucket using an electric air pump. 

Additional Information: The home sustained minor heat damage. The family was not displaced. 

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