NOTICE OF INVESTIGATION

Date: 6/2/2024

Time: 1:27 p.m. 

Location / Address:  461 Quaker Bottom Road, Havre De Grace, Harford County 

Type of Incident:  Structure Fire

Description of Structure / Property: Storage Barn /  Farm Museum  

Owner / Occupants:  State of Maryland, Dept. of Natural Resources and leased to the Stepping Stone Museum 

Injuries or Deaths:  None

Estimated $ Loss: Structure: $200,000 Contents: The price of the historic artifacts could not be assessed at this time. 

Smoke Alarm Status: Unknown

Fire Alarm / Sprinkler Status:  Not present

Arrests(s):  N/A

Primary Responding Fire Department: Level Volunteer Fire Department

# of Alarms: 1    # Of Firefighters:  50

Time to Control: One hour 

Discovered By: Employee

Area of Origin:  Interior lower level 

Preliminary Cause: Under Investigation

Additional Information: The barn was part of the Stepping Stone Museum and was used for museum exhibits and storage. The structure was a total loss, along with many of the historic artifacts stored within it.  

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