NOTICE OF INVESTIGATION

Date:  06/03/2019 

Time:  9:06 P.M. 

Location / Address:  11980 Clark Road, Worton, Kent County  

Type of Incident:  Fire 

Description of Structure / Property:  32' X 30' Wood Frame Pole Barn 

Owner / Occupants:  James and Jayde Meikle 

Injuries or Deaths:  None 

Estimated $ Loss: Structure: $25,000.00   Contents: $125,00.00

Smoke Alarm Status:  N/A

Fire Alarm / Sprinkler Status:  N/A 

Arrests(s):  None 

Primary Responding Fire Department:  Betterton Volunteer Fire Company 

# of Alarms:  1    # Of Firefighters:  40 

Time to Control:  35 Minutes 

Discovered By:  Passerby

Area of Origin:  Interior 

Preliminary Cause:  Under Investigation 

Additional Information:  A passerby alerted the family of the fire and contacted 911.  The pole barn and the contents located inside, including a pickup truck, one John Deere Gator, three ATV's, one dirt bike, and one riding lawn mower, sustained extensive damage as a result of the fire.  The structure and contents are considered to be a complete loss.  If anyone has information regarding the fire, please contact the Upper Eastern Regional Office of the Maryland State Fire Marshal at 410-822-7609.  

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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