Fire Marshal Overloaded power strip causes house fire in Waldorf; $150,000 damages

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Date: 6/15/23

Time: 11:01 a.m.

Location / Address: 3129 Flanders Court, Waldorf, Charles County, Maryland

Type of Incident: Fire

Description of Structure / Property: 2 Story Single Family Dwelling

Owner / Occupants: William & Carol McCowan

Injuries or Deaths: None

Estimated $ Loss: Structure: $ 125,000.00 Contents: $ 25,000.00

Smoke Alarm Status: N/A - fire on exterior of dwelling

Fire Alarm / Sprinkler Status: N/A

Arrests(s): None

Primary Responding Fire Department: Waldorf Volunteer Fire Department

# of Alarms: 1 # Of Firefighters: 36

Time to Control: 30 minutes

Discovered By: Occupant

Area of Origin: Covered exterior porch

Preliminary Cause: Accidental - Overloaded Power Strip

Additional Information: Firefighters arrived and found a large volume of fire in the rear of the dwelling. The fire originated in a covered exterior porch and extended to the roof of the dwelling. No injuries were reported. The cause of the fire was determined to be an overloaded power strip.
 
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