An investigation is underway following a fatal fire in Cumberland. At about 5:30 Sunday morning Allegany County 911 received a call from neighbors of a home on Helen Street who reported smoke. When emergency crews arrived they found 52 year old Stanley Brown unconscious inside the front door of the home. He was taken to the hospital where he died from injuries he sustained in the blaze. Nearly 45 firefighters responded to the two alarm fire from: Maryland fire departments in Cumberland, Bowling Green, Bedford Road, LaVale, and Crespatown, and West Virginia fire departments in Ridgeley and Wiley Ford. The fire was brought under control within 15 minutes and contained to the first floor. Damage to the structure and contents was limited to an estimated $70,000. No evidence of working smoke alarms was located during the on-scene investigation
