Fire Marshal Discarded smoking materials result in $5000 fire damage to La Plata townhouse

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422 Patuxent Court, La Plata, Charles County, Maryland


NOTICE OF INVESTIGATION

Date: 8/25/22

Time: 12:18 p.m.

Location / Address: 422 Patuxent Court, La Plata, Charles County, Maryland

Type of Incident: Fire

Description of Structure / Property: Townhouse

Owner / Occupants: Owner - Larry Quade; Occupant - Britney Thomas

Injuries or Deaths: None

Estimated $ Loss: Structure: $ 5,000.00 Contents: $

Smoke Alarm Status: Present

Fire Alarm / Sprinkler Status: Present

Arrests(s): None

Primary Responding Fire Department: La Plata Volunteer Fire Department

# of Alarms: 1 # Of Firefighters: 20

Time to Control: 5 minutes

Discovered By: Occupants

Area of Origin: Exterior of home

Preliminary Cause: Accidental

Additional Information: The cause of the fire was improperly discarded smoking materials. Two juveniles and one adult were displaced are are being assisted by the American Red Cross.
 
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