NOTICE OF INVESTIGATION

Date:  01/05/2021 

Time:  9:53 A.M. 

Location / Address:  162 Main Street, Preston, Caroline County  

Type of Incident:  Fire 

Description of Structure / Property:  Two-Story, Wood Framed, Single-Family Dwelling   

Owner / Occupants:  John Callahan 

Injuries or Deaths:  None 

Estimated $ Loss: Structure: $100,000.00   Contents: $50,000.00

Smoke Alarm Status:  No Properly Functioning Smoke Alarms Present

Fire Alarm / Sprinkler Status:  N/A 

Arrests(s):  N/A 

Primary Responding Fire Department:  Preston Volunteer Fire Company   

# of Alarms: 2    # Of Firefighters:  40 

Time to Control:  1 Hour 

Discovered By:  Caroline County Department of Emergency Services Unit

Area of Origin:  Interior Second Floor Bedroom 

Preliminary Cause:  Accidental, due to a portable space heater positioned within close proximity of combustible materials 

Additional Information: 

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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