NOTICE OF INVESTIGATION
Date: 9/13/2021
Time: 9:50 a.m.
Location / Address: The Love of Christ Church of God, 513 Philadelphia Rd, Joppa, Harford County
Type of Incident: Church Fire
Description of Structure / Property: Assembly/House of Worship
Injuries or Deaths: None reported
Estimated $ Loss: Structure: $25,000.00 Contents: $25,000.00
Smoke Alarm Status: Present & activated
Fire Alarm / Sprinkler Status: Not present
Arrests(s): N/A
Primary Responding Fire Department: Joppa-Magnolia Volunteer Fire Company
# of Alarms: 1 # Of Firefighters: 20
Time to Control: 5 minutes
Discovered By: Neighbor
Area of Origin: Mechanical room
Preliminary Cause: Under Investigation - can not rule out an unspecified electrical failure
Additional Information: A neighbor observed water discharging from an exterior pipe and contacted church members. When the members arrived and opened the rear door, they smelled smoke and heard smoke alarms and called 911. Firefighters discovered a fire contained to a mechanical room that had been controlled by a melted water pipe as well not extending beyond the room due to a closed fire rated door. Investigators can not rule an electrical failure as a possible cause.
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