Maryland State Fire Marshal
News Release Larry Hogan Governor
Brian S. Geraci State Fire Marshal
DWELLING FIRE VICTIM IDENTITY CONFIRMED CALVERT COUNTY, MD (March 13, 2015) – The District of Columbia Medical Examiner’s Office has confirmed the identity of the female victim from the March 9, 2015 dwelling fire. Carol S. Hausmann (68) succumbed to injuries she received during a fire inside her home located at 7650 Lake Shore Drive in Owings. Although valiant efforts were made by local off-duty firefighters to revive her at the scene, her injuries were too great for her to be able to survive her smoke inhalation injuries and she died at Medstar Washington Hospital. The 10:30 a.m. incident brought firefighters from Dunkirk, North Beach, Huntington, Prince Frederick, and multiple Anne Arundel County fire departments to the scene. The home was heavily damaged and collapsed during on-scene operations. Damage to structure and contents has been estimated at nearly $350,000. The cause for the fire remains under investigation.
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The Office of the State Fire Marshal is an agency of the Department of State Police dedicated to helping protect citizens from fire and explosion through a comprehensive program of education, inspection, investigation and fire protection engineering. For more information on fire safety call 1-800-525-3124, log onto our website at: www.mdsp.org/firemarshal and/or http://facebook.com/MarylandStateFireMarshal. Media contact: Bruce D. Bouch, Deputy State Fire Marshal; 443-324-6876
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