NOTICE OF INVESTIGATION

Date: 09/24/26

Time: 10:56 AM

Location / Address: 916 Chestnut Street, Hagerstown Washington County 

Type of Incident: Structure fire 

Description of Structure / Property: 2-story duplex

Injuries or Deaths (YES/NO/NA): No 

# of Displaced: 11

Estimated $ Loss: Structure: $  40,000                                         Contents: $ 10,000

Smoke Alarm Status: None present

Fire Alarm / Sprinkler Status: N/A 

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

Primary Responding Fire Department: Hagerstown City Fire Department 

# of Alarms: 1                                                                             # Of Firefighters: 35

Time to Control: 15 minutes 

Discovered By: Occupant

Area of Origin: 2nd floor bedroom

Preliminary Cause: Accidental - Electrical

Additional Information: The family is being assisted by the American Red Cross.

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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