A fire occurred at a 30' x 80' pole barn located at 25111 Colton Point Rd. in Morganza, St. Mary's County, Maryland. The barn, owned by Brian Russell, sustained heavy fire damage along with $50,000 worth of contents. Neighbors discovered the fire and called emergency services. Multiple local fire departments responded and brought the fire under control within 20 minutes. The Maryland State Fire Marshal is investigating the cause of the fire.
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A fire occurred at a 30' x 80' pole barn located at 25111 Colton Point Rd. in Morganza, St. Mary's County, Maryland. The barn, owned by Brian Russell, sustained heavy fire damage along with $50,000 worth of contents. Neighbors discovered the fire and called emergency services. Multiple local fire departments responded and brought the fire under control within 20 minutes. The Maryland State Fire Marshal is investigating the cause of the fire.
A fire occurred at a 30' x 80' pole barn located at 25111 Colton Point Rd. in Morganza, St. Mary's County, Maryland. The barn, owned by Brian Russell, sustained heavy fire damage along with $50,000 worth of contents. Neighbors discovered the fire and called emergency services. Multiple local fire departments responded and brought the fire under control within 20 minutes. The Maryland State Fire Marshal is investigating the cause of the fire.
DATE: 7/15/2014 TIME: 2:32 AM SUBMITTED BY: DFM. D. Brenneman TYPE OF INCIDENT: FIRE EXPLOSIVE OTHER: LOCATION / ADDRESS: 25111 Colton Point Rd., Morganza, St. Mary's County, Maryland DESCRIPTION OF STRUCTURE / PROPERTY: One story 30' x 80' pole barn OWNER / OCCUPANT(S): RUSSELL, Brian INJURIES OR DEATHS: None ESTIMATED $ LOSS: STRUCTURE: $ 250000.00 CONTENTS: $ 50000.00 SMOKE ALARM STATUS: N/A FIRE ALARM / SPRINKLER STATUS: None ARREST(S) (IF APPLICABLE): N/A RESPONDING STATE FIRE MARSHAL(S): DFM D. Brenneman RESPONDING FIRE DEPARTMENT(S): Leonardtown, Seventh District, Mechanicsville, Hollywood and Bay District VFDs # OF ALARMS: 1 # OF FIREFIGHTERS: 35 TIME TO CONTROL: 20 minutes DISCOVERED BY: Neighbor AREA OF ORIGIN: Under investigation PRELIMINARY CAUSE: Under investigation ASSISTING AGENCIES: ATF FBI MSP OTHER ADDITIONAL INFORMATION: Neighbors reportedly discovered a fire at the barn and called 911. The Investigation revealed that the 30' x 80' pole barn and it's contents sustained heavy fire damage. The cause of the fire remains under investigation.