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!
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Joe....check the report....I'll copy and paste....
ReplyDeleteREA 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.
were they legals???
ReplyDeleteOMG!I am so glad those kids were not killed!Any word on what started the fire?
ReplyDelete"...but all they probably could afford.
ReplyDelete2:37 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
its capitalistic social greed on a local scale, a smaller version of our path as a nation today, in real time. nothing before
ReplyDeleteprofit, nothing before profit.
greed is evil people.
Something's wrong with the report.
ReplyDeleteA 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!!!!
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.
ReplyDeletei 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
ReplyDeleteWhy 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.
ReplyDeleteJealousy is an ugly thing -
ReplyDeleteThe 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.
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
ReplyDeleteHeck, there is a tent city right here in Delmar. No need to go to Salisbury.
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