Fire on Woodcrest Ave In Salisbury Ruled Accidental

NOTICE OF INVESTIGATION

Date: 4/18/2016

Time:  7:00pm

Location / Address:  300 Woodcrest Ave. Salisbury, Wicomico County

Type of Incident:  Fire

Description of Structure / Property: Single story wood framed dwelling

Owner / Occupants: David Ashford Sr.

Injuries or Deaths: None

Estimated $ Loss: Structure:  $   90,000                   Contents: $ 10,000

Smoke Alarm Status: not activated

Fire Alarm / Sprinkler Status: N/A

Arrests(s):  N/A

Primary Responding Fire Department: Salisbury Fire Department

# of Alarms:    1   # Of Firefighters: 30

Time to Control: 20 minutes

Discovered By:  Neighbor

Area of Origin:  Front porch

Preliminary Cause: Accidental as a result of discarded smoking material

Additional Information:  Family was displaced by the fire