Date: 1-6-18
Time: 3:36 am
Location / Address: 37070 West Spicer Drive, Mechanicsville, St. Mary's County, Maryland
Type of Incident: Garage Fire
Description of Structure / Property: Detatched wood framed garage
Owner / Occupants: Hill, James and Kimberly
Injuries or Deaths: None
Estimated $ Loss: Structure: $50,000 Contents: $100,000.00
Smoke Alarm Status: None
Fire Alarm / Sprinkler Status: None
Arrests(s): N/A
Primary Responding Fire Department: Mechanicsville VFD
# of Alarms: 1 # Of Firefighters: 35
Time to Control: 45 minutes
Discovered By: Neighbor
Area of Origin: Roof / attic area
Preliminary Cause: Accidental, wood burning stove
Additional Information: The fire was attributed to a malfunction with the wood burning stove inside the garage. The fire destroyed and / or damaged several vehicles there were stored in the garage and the neighboring house was damaged by heat.
Time: 3:36 am
Location / Address: 37070 West Spicer Drive, Mechanicsville, St. Mary's County, Maryland
Type of Incident: Garage Fire
Description of Structure / Property: Detatched wood framed garage
Owner / Occupants: Hill, James and Kimberly
Injuries or Deaths: None
Estimated $ Loss: Structure: $50,000 Contents: $100,000.00
Smoke Alarm Status: None
Fire Alarm / Sprinkler Status: None
Arrests(s): N/A
Primary Responding Fire Department: Mechanicsville VFD
# of Alarms: 1 # Of Firefighters: 35
Time to Control: 45 minutes
Discovered By: Neighbor
Area of Origin: Roof / attic area
Preliminary Cause: Accidental, wood burning stove
Additional Information: The fire was attributed to a malfunction with the wood burning stove inside the garage. The fire destroyed and / or damaged several vehicles there were stored in the garage and the neighboring house was damaged by heat.