We know thats likely going to change for the state of maryland starting soon, but getting back to that electrical failure, do we know where the electrical failure originated . Was it the lights on the tree . Was it something near the tree . Do we know that yet . Reporter the only thing theyll say now is that it was near the tree. They will not confirm whether it was the lights or maybe Something Else close by, but they do say that it was close enough to that tree and if that tree wasnt there, again this would not have spread so quickly. Just a tragic situation overall. Thank you. Were thinking of the six family members and the family left to try to pick up the pieces from something so significant. New tonight at 5 00 Virginia State police need your help to find a missing teen. Take a close look. This is aysia monique lewis. Police believe she could be in danger of being sexually exploited. She was last seen at christiansburg high which is down i81 from roanoke. She could be with a man
And which commute will be affected. A Christmas Tree turns out to be the big contributing factor to that deadly mansion fire. Good evening. Im derek mcginty. Im jan jeffcoat. A tragic accident that happened at the worst possible time, those words tonight from an atf agent on the cause of the fire that claimed the life of an annapolis couple and their four grandchildren. Our mola lenghi spoke with experts about how such a Christmas Tree could do such damage. Reporter oh, yeah. It can be difficult to imagine that the fire that torched a sex teen thousand square foot house and 16,000 square foot house and killed six people began with a Christmas Tree, but experts we spoke with tonight say they arent surprised, that Christmas Trees can be extremely combustible. This was an accidental fire thats very tragic. Reporter accidental, tragic and fast. Fire need two things, an ignition source and fuel. There was an electrical spark and a Christmas Tree to fuel the fire. Doesnt take much ignition s