NOTICE OF INVESTIGATION

Date:  July 18, 2020

Time: 8:04 a.m.

Location / Address:  1400 block of Telegraph Road, Rising Sun, Cecil County

Type of Incident: Commercial Building Fire

Description of Structure / Property: Single story wood frame structure

Owner / Occupants: Plumpton Park Zoological Inc

Injuries or Deaths: None reported

Estimated $ Loss: Structure: $150,000.00  Contents: $

Smoke Alarm Status: None

Fire Alarm / Sprinkler Status: None

Arrests(s): None

Primary Responding Fire Department: Community Fire Company of Rising Sun

# of Alarms: 1   # Of Firefighters: 25

Time to Control: 20 minutes

Discovered By: Employee

Area of Origin: Reptile Building

Preliminary Cause:  Accidental - Unspecified electrical event within the Reptile Building 

Additional Information: A total of six animals perished as a result of the fire, four birds, and two snakes.  The zoo was closed for the remainder of the day.

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