Queen Anne's Detention Ctr Fire 500 Little Hut Drive Centreville

NOTICE OF INVESTIGATION

Date:  03/09/2018 

Time:  1:55 p.m. 

Location / Address:  500 Little Hut Drive, Centreville, Queen Anne's County, MD  

Type of Incident:  Detention Cell Fire (Small Paper Fire)

Description of Structure / Property:  Detention Center 

Owner / Occupants:  Travis Damron 

Injuries or Deaths:  None 

Estimated $ Loss: Structure: $0.00   Contents: $0.00

Smoke Alarm Status:  Present and Activated

Fire Alarm / Sprinkler Status:  Fire Alarm Activation/No Sprinkler System Activation 

Arrests(s):  None 

Primary Responding Fire Department:  None 

# of Alarms:  0    # Of Firefighters:  0 

Time to Control:  1 Minute 

Discovered By:  Inmate

Area of Origin:  Detention Center Cell 

Preliminary Cause:  Accidental 

Additional Information:  The fire was the result of an inmate's attempt to create materials to perform tattoos.  The fire unintentionally ignited surrounding paper products and was quickly extinguished.