NOTICE OF INVESTIGATION
Date: 8/26/2019
Time: 9:47 a.m.
Location: 300 Locust Lane, Bel Air, Harford County
Type of Incident: Dwelling Fire
Description of Structure / Property: Two-story single-family dwelling
Owner / Occupants: Patrick & Dorothy Sweiger (Owners)
Injuries or Deaths: None reported
Estimated $ Loss: Structure: $5,000.00 Contents: $5,000.00
Smoke Alarm Status: Present with no activation
Fire Alarm / Sprinkler Status: Not present
Arrests(s): N/A
Primary Responding Fire Department: Bel Air Volunteer Fire Company
# of Alarms:1 # Of Firefighters: 20
Time to Control: 15 minutes
Discovered By: Owner
Area of Origin: Interior basement family room
Preliminary Cause: Accidental, due to plastic wood pellet bags being placed to close to an operating electric baseboard heater.
Additional Details: Owners have been displaced due to the fire and are being assisted by Harford County Disaster Assistance & Red Cross.
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