NOTICE OF INVESTIGATION

Date:  8/12/2019

Time: 12:26 p.m. 

Location / Address:  167 Anchor Hope Lane, Port Deposit, Cecil County 

Type of Incident:  Barn Fire 

Description of Structure / Property: 100' x 30' barn (used for breeding horses)

Owner / Occupants:  Anchor & Hope Farm Inc. 

Injuries or Deaths: One firefighter was transported to a local hospital, treated and released. 

Estimated $ Loss: Structure: $400,000.00   Contents: $100,000.00

Smoke Alarm Status: Not present 

Fire Alarm / Sprinkler Status: Not present 

Arrests(s): N/A

Primary Responding Fire Department: Water Witch Fire Company (Port Deposit) 

# of Alarms: 1 with a tanker task force  # Of Firefighters: 50 

Time to Control: 90 minutes 

Discovered By: Employee 

Area of Origin: Interior 

Preliminary Cause: Under Investigation 

Additional Information: Anyone with information is asked to contact the Northeast Regional Office at 410-836-4844

Photo Credit - Wayne Tome

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