NOTICE OF INVESTIGATION

Date: 12/29/2024

Time: 1538 Hours

Location / Address: 16144 Elliott Parkway Williamsport, MD

Type of Incident: Outside fire

Description of Structure / Property: Exterior of paper mill

Owner / Occupants: Maryland Paper

Injuries or Deaths: N/A

Estimated $ Loss: Structure/Contents: $20,000

Smoke Alarm Status: N/A

Fire Alarm / Sprinkler Status: N/A

Arrests(s): N/A

Primary Responding Fire Department: 

# of Alarms: 1                   # Of Firefighters: 85

Time to Control: 2 Hours

Discovered By: Employees

Area of Origin: Exterior of the structure in scrap/pulp paper waste area

Preliminary Cause: Accidental, improperly discarded smoking material

Additional Information: The fire spread to cardboard bales and two trailers parked against the dock. The fire also caused minor damage to the roof area of the structure.

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