NOTICE OF INVESTIGATION

Date:  5-19-20

Time:  9:33 p.m.

Location / Address:   1601 D Street, St. Leonard, Calvert County, Maryland

Type of Incident:  Fire

Description of Structure / Property:  1 Story Single Family Dwelling

Owner / Occupants:  William & Bettejean Middleton

Injuries or Deaths:  None

Estimated $ Loss: Structure: $ 250,000.00     Contents: $ 150,000.00

Smoke Alarm Status:  Unknown at this time.

Fire Alarm / Sprinkler Status: N/A

Arrests(s): None

Primary Responding Fire Department:  St. Leonard Volunteer Fire Department

# of Alarms:   1   # Of Firefighters:  35

Time to Control:  30 minutes

Discovered By:  Homeowner

Area of Origin:  Exterior of home.

Preliminary Cause:  Accidental

Additional Information:   The fire originated on the exterior of the home and extended into the structure.  Two occupants were in the dwelling at the time of the fire and escaped without injury.  Two vehicles parked adjacent to the structure were also destroyed.  The accidental fire was the result of an electrical failure.

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