Wicomico Garage Fire North Division Street

NOTICE OF INVESTIGATION

Date:   January 31, 2019

Time:  8:40 p.m.

Location / Address:  403 North Division St., Fruitland, Wicomico Co.

Type of Incident:  Fire

Description of Structure / Property:  20’ x 30’ one story residential detached garage

Owner / Occupants:   Franklin Jones

Injuries or Deaths:   None

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

Smoke Alarm Status:  n/a

Fire Alarm / Sprinkler Status:  n/a

Arrests(s):  None

Primary Responding Fire Department:  Fruitland

# of Alarms:   1    # Of Firefighters:   20

Time to Control:   25 minutes

Discovered By:   Passerby

Area of Origin:   Interior

Preliminary Cause:    Wood stove

Additional Information:  The fire occurred due to failure of the stove pipe.