Apartment Fire - Crofton (Crofton Village)
Date: Friday, December 3, 2021
Time: 5:52 p.m.
Location/Address: 917 Eastham Court, Crofton, Maryland 21114
Type of Incident: Apartment Fire
Description of Structure/Property: Three-
Injuries or Deaths: One occupant was transported to Anne Arundel Medical Center with a minor injury
Estimated Dollar Loss: $22,000
Smoke Alarm Status: Undetermined
Assisting Fire Departments: Annapolis Fire Department, Prince George's County Fire/EMS Department
Other Assisting Agencies: Anne Arundel County Police, American Red Cross Southern Maryland Chapter
Number of Alarms: One Alarm with Working Fire Dispatch
Number of Responding Firefighters: 30
Time to Control: Less than 10 minutes
Discovered By: Passerby and neighbors
Area of Origin: Third-floor balcony
Preliminary Cause: Undetermined, under investigation
Additional Information: Multiple 911 calls were received from passersby and neighbors reporting fire from the third-floor balcony. First arriving firefighters located and quickly extinguished a fire on a third-floor balcony at the front of the building, containing it to the area of origin. Three adults and one child have been displaced as a result of the fire and are being assisted by the Red Cross. The cause of the fire is under investigation by members of the Anne Arundel County Fire Department Fire and Explosives Investigation Unit.