NOTICE OF INVESTIGATION

Date:  06/14/2019

Time:  11:19 AM

Location / Address:  500 N. Gorsuch Road, Westminster, Carroll County

Type of Incident: Fire

Description of Structure / Property: One Story “ranch style” wood framed single family dwelling

Owner / Occupants: Owner: Richard & Babette Leister

Injuries or Deaths: None

Estimated $ Loss: Structure: $ 20,000.00     Contents:  $ 20,000.00

Smoke Alarm Status: Unknown if activated 

Fire Alarm / Sprinkler Status:  None present

Arrests(s):  N/A

Primary Responding Fire Department:  Westminster Fire Department

# of Alarms: 1     # Of Firefighters:   25

Time to Control:  20 Minutes

Discovered By:  Passerby

Area of Origin:  Interior storage room

Preliminary Cause:  Under Investigation

Additional Information:  The family canine perished as a result of the fire. Anyone with information about the fire is asked to call the Office of the State Fire Marshal at 410-836-4844. 

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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