Attention

The opinions expressed by columnists are their own and do not represent our advertisers

Tuesday, August 26, 2008

Del Marva Inn Motel Fire, 2 ADULTS & 6 CHILDREN IN ONE TINY ROOM!

STATE FIRE MARSHAL

Notice of Investigation
DATE: Aug. 24, 2008 TIME: 11:19 p.m. SUBMITTED BY: DSFM Joseph Zurolo

TYPE OF INCIDENT: ☒ FIRE ☐ EXPLOSIVE ☒ OTHER: Injuries

LOCATION / ADDRESS: Del Marva Inn, 9544 Ocean Highway, Del Mar, Maryland

DESCRIPTION OF STRUCTURE / PROPERTY: Two-story wood frame 50 unit motel

OWNER / OCCUPANT(S): Del Marva Inn

INJURIES OR DEATHS: Mable Bannister, 25 years-old female along with her 9 year-old daughter were taken to Peninsula Regional Medical Center for minor burns, treated and released.

ESTIMATED $ LOSS: STRUCTURE: $1,000.00 CONTENTS: $1,000.00

SMOKE ALARM STATUS: Present and working

FIRE ALARM / SPRINKLER STATUS: Present

ARREST(S) (IF APPLICABLE): N/A

RESPONDING STATE FIRE MARSHAL(S): DSFM'S Stevens & Mason

RESPONDING FIRE DEPARTMENT(S): Del Mar

# OF ALARMS: One # OF FIREFIGHTERS: 15 TIME TO CONTROL: 10 minutes

DISCOVERED BY: Occupant after being awakened by the smoke alarm sounding

AREA OF ORIGIN: Room 138 a two-bedroom apartment

PRELIMINARY CAUSE: Accidental, electrical failure within the wall outlet

ASSISTING AGENCIES: ☐ ATF ☐ FBI ☐ MSP ☐ OTHER

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION: Two adults and six children were staying in the room. One of the beds was pushed up against the wall outlet with the mattress up against the outlet.

This is exactly what Mr. Tom Stevenson was trying to avoid recently when they did recent inspections at local Motels. IMHO, they need to keep on these Flea Bag Motels with greedy owners who will break the rules regularly and note care at all what the law states.

When you're in a business, any business, you must know the rules and regulations, (codes) in order to operate such a business. You can't tell me these people are clueless. Keep doing what you're doing Tom and hopefully you'll continue to save lives by at least making sure the smoke detectors are in fact working. It obviously saved the lives of this Family. EIGHT people in one small room, UNBELIEVABLE!

12 comments:

Tax Guy said...

Joe....check the report....I'll copy and paste....

REA OF ORIGIN: Room 138 a two-bedroom apartment

It wasn't 1 small room, it was a 2 bedroom apt. Not much better, but all they probably could afford.

Anonymous said...

were they legals???

Chimera said...

OMG!I am so glad those kids were not killed!Any word on what started the fire?

Anonymous said...

"...but all they probably could afford.

2:37 PM"

The Delmarva Inn is charging like $350 a week for some of those 2 bedroom apartments. It's outrageous that those people pay that to live in a complete dump.

Harris

Anonymous said...

its capitalistic social greed on a local scale, a smaller version of our path as a nation today, in real time. nothing before
profit, nothing before profit.

greed is evil people.

Anonymous said...

Something's wrong with the report.
A member of the Delmar Fire Dept. reported at the Joint Council meeting yesterday that the smoke alarm was NOT working.
You also might find it interesting to hear that the "onsite manager" was not onsite when the fire happened...and instead of someone calling 911 for the fire, they called the "onsite mgr" at home and SHE called one of the firemen directly....even though the report says she drove to the fire department to report the fire...in the meantime 6 children and 1 adult were transported to PRMC with burns.
And what did the Delmar MD Commissioners do? Asked alot of questions but did nothing really.
There were some who pointed out that the owners are not keeping with what was agreed to in order to keep the motel open when it was sold...but the town can't do anything! Shame on you Delmar!
The town is lucky nobody DIED!!!!

Anonymous said...

The Pakistani owners live in a McMansion meanwhile on Equestrian drive in Steeplechase. Mercedes and BMW in the driveway. Apparently, raping locals and not paying any US taxes is lucrative.

Anonymous said...

i said when those two motels here in town got popped that the county now needed to step up and do the same for those out of town no tell motels

Anonymous said...

Why the hell are they paying 350 a week to stay there. They can bring their illeagal behind to my house and pay me 1400 a month.

Anonymous said...

Jealousy is an ugly thing -

The Pakistani owners live in a McMansion meanwhile on Equestrian drive in Steeplechase. Mercedes and BMW in the driveway. Apparently, raping locals and not paying any US taxes is lucrative. - Got proof they don't pay taxes? Got proof they are rapists? You people are idiots.

Anonymous said...

If they lived in the tent city in the industrial park, they'd have more room to spread out & their probably wouldn' have been a fire! Maybe the Red Cross would be willing to donate a family size tent to them......could go up in the woods across the street on Emerson since the industrial park area isn'tfamily friendly with all the prostitutes & druggies

Anonymous said...

Heck, there is a tent city right here in Delmar. No need to go to Salisbury.