<figure id="attachment_6346" aria-describedby="caption-attachment-6346" style="width: 300px" class="wp-caption alignleft"><a href="https://www.the-chesapeake.com//wp-content/uploads/2014/10/Arson-fire-in-Waldorf-next-to-Freds-of-Halloween-Spirit-store-photo-by-Baden-VFD.jpg"><img class="size-medium wp-image-6346" src="https://www.the-chesapeake.com//wp-content/uploads/2014/10/Arson-fire-in-Waldorf-next-to-Freds-of-Halloween-Spirit-store-photo-by-Baden-VFD-300x224.jpg" alt="Arson fire in Waldorf next to Freds of Halloween Spirit store photo by Baden VFD" width="300" height="224" /></a><figcaption id="caption-attachment-6346" class="wp-caption-text">Arson fire in Waldorf next to Freds of Halloween Spirit store photo by Baden VFD</figcaption></figure>
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<p><strong>ARSON FIRE AT SPIRIT HALLOWEEN STORE IN WALDORF </strong> <strong> </strong> <strong>CHARLES COUNTY, MD</strong> (October 20, 2014) – A team of investigators with the <strong>Office of the State Fire Marshal, Charles County Sheriff’s Office</strong> and the <strong>Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco and Firearms are</strong> actively investigating an early morning fire at the Spirit Halloween store located at 2875 Crain Highway in Waldorf.</p>
<p>The store is located next door to the Fred’s Sporting Store that was intentionally set on fire after a burglary on October 13, 2014. At 12:07 a.m. a passerby observed a fire in the front of the<strong> Spirit Halloween store</strong> and notified.</p>
<p>Nearly 40 firefighters responded from <strong>Waldorf, LaPlata, Brandywine, Baden, Hughesville and Bryans Road Fire Departments</strong> and extinguished the fire located just inside the front door within 5 minutes. Smoke and heat created by the fire spread throughout the store and caused approximately $400,000 in damage to the contents. An additional $100,000 is damage is estimated to the structure at the front of the business.</p>
<p>No injuries were reported during the incident. Investigators determined an <strong>accelerant was ignited at the front door with the assistance of an accelerant K-9 team</strong>. No evidence of theft from the business was observed during the on-scene investigation.</p>
<p><span style="color: #000000; font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: medium;">Another arsonist struck in Waldorf on Oct. 18 at 3:57 am, setting a Dodge Caravan owned by Latfah Cannon on fire on Gallery Place, with a total loss of $5,000.</span></p>
<p>Anyone having information concerning these incidents is asked to contact the Southern Regional Office of the State Fire Marshal at 443-550-6820 or the Arson Hotline at 1-800-492-7529.</p>
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