NOTICE OF INVESTIGATION
Date: August 22, 2017
Time: 12:39 p.m.
Location / Address: 8013 Hurleys Neck Road, Mardela Springs, Wicomico Co.
Type of Incident: Fire
Description of Structure / Property: Cub Cadet Zero Turn Mower
Owner / Occupants: Edward and Joyce LeCompte
Injuries or Deaths: None
Estimated $ Loss: Structure: $20,000 Contents: $53,000
Smoke Alarm Status: n/a
Fire Alarm / Sprinkler Status: n/a
Arrests(s): None
Primary Responding Fire Department: Mardela Springs
# of Alarms: 1 # Of Firefighters: 20
Time to Control: 40 minutes
Discovered By: Owner
Area of Origin: Mower
Preliminary Cause: Accidental, failure of mower’s operating system
Additional Information: The fire extended into a 30’ x 40’ wood framed pole building which housed one passenger vehicle, one motorcycle and various tools and equipment.
No investigation? Automatic accidental? Failure of mower's operating system sounds like a liability issue for cub cadet per the state fire marshall.
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