NOTICE OF INVESTIGATION

Date: 03/13/2026

Time: 12:52 a.m.

Location / Address: 145 S. Prospect Street, Hagerstown, Washington County  

Type of Incident: Apartment fire 

Description of Structure / Property: 3-story multi-family residential structure

Injuries or Deaths (YES/NO/NA): 2 civilian injuries

# of Displaced: 8

Estimated $ Loss: Structure: $ 250,000                            Contents: $ 50,000

Smoke Alarm Status: Present and alerted residents

Fire Alarm / Sprinkler Status: None

Arrests(s) (YES/NO/NA): No

Primary Responding Fire Department: Hagerstown City Fire Department

# of Alarms: 2                                                                       # Of Firefighters: 67

Time to Control: 1 hour and 20 minutes 

Discovered By: Occupants 

Area of Origin: Living room

Preliminary Cause: Accidental - electrical malfunction in ceiling fan 

Additional Information: American Red Cross is assisting occupants.

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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