Automatic Fire Alarm Brings Additional Resources to La Plata

At approximately 1:00 A.M. this morning La Plata Volunteers responded to a "automatic fire alarm" called in by the alarm monitoring company. E12 arrived on scene moments later and upon observation reported a "working kitchen fire" requesting the entire assignment. BC1B arrived on scene, assigning incoming units their tasks. Quickly the fire was extinguished and assignment scaled back to units from La Plata, Waldorf Tower 3, NDW Truck 20, PA517. A total of 40 Fire/EMS personnel responded to this incident, no injuries reported, Fire Marshals Office notified, as was Health Department and Town of La Plata. It was determined a malfunctioning "rice cooker" was the cause of this incident.

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