Date: 04/19/2024

Time: 1917 Hours

Location / Address: 136 Hill Street Frostburg, Maryland 

Type of Incident: Structure fire

Description of Structure / Property: Single family dwelling

Owner / Occupants: Shawntea Rodenberg 

Injuries or Deaths: None

Estimated $ Loss: Structure: $80,000                                     Contents: $25,000

Smoke Alarm Status: Present, not installed

Fire Alarm / Sprinkler Status: N/A

Arrests(s): N/A

Primary Responding Fire Department: Frostburg Fire Department

# of Alarms: 2                                                                            # of Firefighters: 35

Time to Control: 5 Minutes

Discovered By: Resident

Area of Origin: Upstairs bedroom

Preliminary Cause: Accidential, unattended burning incense

Additional Information: Unattended incense in a bedroom ignited nearby combustibles. 5 adults and 2 children were displaced. The Red Cross is assisting the victims.