Dwelling Fire- Linthicum Heights (Crestwood)
Date: Saturday, February 19, 2022
Time: 10:34 p.m.
Location/Address: 320 Cheddington Drive, Linthicum Heights, MD 21090
Type of Incident: Dwelling fire
Description of Structure/Property: One-story, single-family dwelling
Injuries or Deaths: No injuries reported to occupants or responders
Estimated Dollar Loss: $250,000
Smoke Alarm Status: Present and activated; alerted the occupants providing them time to escape without injury
Assisting Fire Departments: Baltimore County Fire Department, Baltimore/Washington International Thurgood Marshall Airport (BWI) Fire & Rescue Department
Other Assisting agencies: Not applicable
Number of Alarms: One alarm with Working Fire Dispatch
Number of Responding Firefighters: 30
Time to Control: 30 minutes
Discovered By: Occupants
Area of Origin: Back bedroom
Preliminary Cause: Accidental; unattended candle
Additional Information: The occupants of the home were alerted to the fire by working smoke alarms. They safely evacuated and called 911 followed quickly by additional 911 calls from neighbors. First arriving firefighters reported fire on the exterior back of the home. Firefighters extinguished a fire in a rear bedroom that extended to the exterior of the home. Members of the Anne Arundel County Fire Department Fire and Explosives Investigation Unit determined that the fire was accidental in nature, resulting from an unattended candle. Two ferrets perished in the fire and the occupants reported two cats were missing.