NOTICE OF INVESTIGATION

Date:   8/2/23

Time:   4:37 p.m.

Location / Address:    30505 Vinessa Court, Charlotte Hall, St. Mary's County, Maryland

Type of Incident:   Fire

Description of Structure / Property:   One Story Single Family Home

Owner / Occupants:   Craig and Kimberly Skidmore

Injuries or Deaths:   None

Estimated $ Loss: Structure: $ 350,000.00   Contents: $ 50,000.00

Smoke Alarm Status:  Present - Activated

Fire Alarm / Sprinkler Status:   None

Arrests(s):   None

Primary Responding Fire Department:   Mechanicsville Volunteer Fire Department

# of Alarms:  1   # Of Firefighters:  50

Time to Control:   30 minutes

Discovered By:   Homeowner

Area of Origin:   Laundry Room

Preliminary Cause:   Accidental - Dryer Fire

Additional Information:   One cat perished in the fire.  The occupants of the home are being assisted by the American Red Cross.  There were no injures as a result of the fire.  

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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