NOTICE OF INVESTIGATION

Date:  9/13/2020

Time: 5:15 p.m.

Location / Address:   20540 and 20544 Ridge Road, Lexington Park, St. Mary's County, Maryland

Type of Incident:  Fire

Description of Structure / Property:  Shed Fire w / extension to neighbor's property

Owner / Occupants:  Thomas Taylor

Injuries or Deaths:  1 injury (from underlying medical conditions) - transported to MedStar St. Mary's Hospital

Estimated $ Loss: Structure(s) and Contents: $   70,000.00

Smoke Alarm Status: N/A

Fire Alarm / Sprinkler Status:  N/A

Arrests(s):  Pending

Primary Responding Fire Department:  Bay District Volunteer Fire Department

# of Alarms:   1    # Of Firefighters:  15

Time to Control:  10 minutes

Discovered By:  Owner(s)

Area of Origin:  Interior of Shed

Preliminary Cause:  Incendiary

Additional Information:  Several witnesses observed suspects igniting the shed and fleeing in a vehicle.  Anyone with any additional information regarding this incident is asked to contact the Office of the State Fire Marshal, Southern Regional Office, at 443-550-6832.

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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