NOI 6-26-16 Wicomico Apartment Fire Pocahontas Ave.

NOTICE OF INVESTIGATION

Date:  June 26, 2016

Time:  10:05 p.m.

Location / Address:  1107 Pocahontas Ave., Salisbury, Wicomico Co.

Type of Incident:  Fire

Description of Structure / Property:  One story wood frame two-unit apartment building

Owner / Occupants:  GNI Properties (Owner)      Rasheed Cooper (Occupant)

Injuries or Deaths: None

Estimated $ Loss: Structure:  $10,000.00                      Contents: $2,000.00

Smoke Alarm Status:  Present and operating

Fire Alarm / Sprinkler Status:  n/a

Arrests(s):  n/a

Primary Responding Fire Department:  Salisbury

# of Alarms:   1    # Of Firefighters:  15

Time to Control:  20 minutes

Discovered By:  Passerby

Area of Origin:  Living room

Preliminary Cause:  Accidental, malfunction of vacuum cleaner

Additional Information:  As a result of the fire, the family was displaced and being assisted by the Red Cross.