Date: 07/14/26
Time: 2:26 pm
Location / Address: Intersection of Hutton Road/Old Crellin Road, Garrett County
Type of Incident: Burn Injury
Description of Structure / Property: Farm tractor
Injuries or Deaths (YES/NO/NA): Yes
# of Displaced: N/A
Smoke Alarm Status: N/A
Fire Alarm / Sprinkler Status: N/A
Arrests(s) (YES/NO/NA): N/A
Primary Responding Fire Department: Oakland Volunteer Fire Department
# of Alarms: 1 |# Of Firefighters: 3
Time to Control: Out on arrival
Discovered By: Passerby
Area of Origin: Farm tractor
Preliminary Cause: Accidental
Additional Information: Owner was working on getting a farm tractor started using a cup of gasoline and a can of ether. An unknown ignition source caused a flash fire from the vapors enveloping the owner. The victim was transported by Maryland State Police Aviation.
