NOTICE OF INVESTIGATION

Date:  September 12, 2019

Time:  9:53 a.m.

Location / Address:  11650 Ziegler Road SE, Little Orleans, Allegany County

Type of Incident:  structure fire

Description of Structure / Property:  unoccupied two-story residence being used as a recreational hunting cabin

Owner / Occupants:   James-Gladys Potts Life Estate Trust 

Injuries or Deaths:  none

Estimated $ Loss: Structure: $20,000      Contents: $5,000

Smoke Alarm Status:   none present

Fire Alarm / Sprinkler Status:  not required

Arrests(s):  none

Primary Responding Fire Department:  Hancock Volunteer Fire Dept.

# of Alarms:   1       # Of Firefighters:   10

Time to Control:  1 hour

Discovered By:   passerby on WV side of Potomac River saw smoke and reported it to 911

Area of Origin:  under investigation

Preliminary Cause:  under investigation

Additional Information: Anyone with information is requested to contact the State Fire Marshal's Office at 301-766-3888.

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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