NOI Queen Anne's Burn Injury Amberly Farm Lane Queenstown
Maryland State Fire Marshal sent this bulletin at 09/03/2019 09:44 AM EDT
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Date: 09/02/2019
Time: 6:36 P.M.
Location / Address: Hunter's Oak Golf Course, 500 Amberly Farm Lane, Queenstown, Queen Anne's County
Type of Incident: Burn Injuries
Description of Structure / Property: Bonfire/Brush Pile
Owner / Occupants: Owner-Susan Crossley
Injuries or Deaths: Victim 1 sustained second degree burn injuries on left arm and ankles. Victim 2 sustained second degree burn injuries on legs, and singed facial and head hair. Both victims were transported via Maryland State Police Aviation with non-life threatening injuries.
Estimated $ Loss: Structure: $0.00Contents:$0.00
Smoke Alarm Status: N/A
Fire Alarm / Sprinkler Status: N/A
Arrests(s): None
Primary Responding Fire Department: Queen Anne's Paramedic Unit and Queenstown VFC
# of Alarms: 1 # Of Firefighters: 8
Time to Control: 10 Minutes
Discovered By: Owner
Area of Origin: Bonfire/Brush Pile
Preliminary Cause: Accidental
Additional Information: The victims poured gasoline on a brush pile subsequently igniting the brush pile, thereby causing a flash fire which resulted in burn injuries.
