NOTICE OF INVESTIGATION
Date: 9/22/2021
Time: 10:35 a.m.
Location / Address: 101 Riddle Drive, Aberdeen, Harford County
Type of Incident: Dwelling Fire
Description of Structure / Property: 20' x 60' mobile home
Injuries or Deaths: None reported
Estimated $ Loss: $50,000.00 - Investigators consider the home and all contents a complete loss
Smoke Alarm Status: Present - unknown activation. Investigators provided the occupants with an new smoke alarm for their temporary residence
Fire Alarm / Sprinkler Status: Not present
Arrests(s): N/A
Primary Responding Fire Department: Aberdeen Fire Department
# of Alarms: 1 # Of Firefighters: 25
Time to Control: 20 minutes
Discovered By: Neighbor
Area of Origin: Under Investigation
Preliminary Cause: Under Investigation - Deputy State Fire Marshals can not rule out an unspecified electrical failure including a power surge in the area.
Additional Information: Extreme hoarding conditions were present within the home, which made it extremely difficult and dangerous for firefighters to extinguish the fire and Deputy State Fire Marshals to investigate the cause of the fire. It was confirmed two cats perished and it is believe it could be up to five, however due to the hoarding conditions, it could not be confirmed.
Another dwelling fire was reported on Valley Bottom Road, which was a short distance away.
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