Waldorf, MD– On Sunday, March 17, 2019 at 6:42 p.m., the Waldorf Volunteer Fire Department responded to a utility pole on Vivian Adams Drive in Waldorf, MD for a reported fire. The pole is owned by SMECO.

The fire occurred as the result of 4 unidentified juveniles igniting the base of the utility pole and ground cover on fire. 

Anyone with any information regarding this incident is asked to contact the Office of the State Fire Marshal, Southern Regional Office, at 443-550-6820.

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