January 10th, 2023 by WCBC Radio

The cause of an early morning house fire in Garrett County over the weekend remains under investigation. The Maryland State Fire Marshal issued a preliminary report:

 

DATE: January 7, 2023

TIME:  2:50 am

LOCATION / ADDRESS: 66 Ruffed Grouse Lane Oakland, Garrett County

TYPE OF INCIDENT: Structure fire

DESCRIPTION OF STRUCTURE / PROPERTY: residential structure

OWNER / OCCUPANTS: Anne & Tomasz Myckow

INJURIES / DEATHS: N/A

ESTIMATED LOSS – $500,000

SMOKE ALARM STATUS: Unknown

FIRE ALARM / SPRINKLER STATUS: Sprinkler system not yet connected (under construction)

ARREST(S): NA

PRIMARY RESPONDING FIRE DEPARTMENT: Deep Creek Volunteer Fire Department

# OF ALARMS:    1                                                                  # OF FIREFIGHTERS: 35

TIME TO CONTROL: 35 minutes

DISCOVERED BY: Neighbors

AREA OF ORGIN: Interior of structure

PRELIMINARY CAUSE: Under Investigation

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION: Residence was under construction.  Anyone with information regarding this incident is asked to contact the Western Regional Office at 301-766-3888.