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Saturday, July 05, 2008
For Immediate Release
Fire & Rescue

Contact: Tim Szymanski
Telephone: 229-0145

 

Fireworks Burn Pine Needles On Roof Of Business

 

Incident number:  8158349                   Date:  July 4, 2008                 Time of call: 8:54 p.m.

Type of call:  Roof fire

Correct address:  5000 W. Oakey Blvd.

Name:
                                
Zip: 891                            District/Phantom:  2221-29                       Number of alarms:  One

Building type: Commercial businesses                                        Number of stories:  One
                            
Construction type: Combination            Smoke alarms:  Unknown    Sprinklers: None

Number of occupants:  Adults:   None      Teens (18-13)   None          Children:  None

Any injuries:  No         How many : None         Type:

Cause of fire: Appears to be fireworks.

Damage estimate: None to building                   Description of damage: 

American Red Cross: No            Pets: No         Status of pets:

General information about the incident:  Call came in as a roof on fire, firefighters found a large amount of pine needles that accumulated on the roof of the building burning, did not extend to the interior of the building. Extreme fireworks activity in parking lot of apartment complex next door; believed to have been started by fireworks.

Units responded:   E5,10,44,203, T6, R5, HR21, AR1, B10, PIO1

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