Media Release

 

Sunday, July 20, 2008
For Immediate Release
Fire & Rescue

Contact: Tim Szymanski
Telephone: 229-0145

 

House Fire Is Under Investigation

 

Incident number:  8172398                   Date:  July 20, 2008                 Time of call: 1:18 p.m.

Type of call:  House fire

Correct address:  1516 Hastings Ave. (W. Charleston / MLK)

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Zip: 89106                          District/Phantom:  2424-85                       Number of alarms:  One

Building type: Single family – residential                               Number of stories:  One
                            
Construction type: Concrete block       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: Fire started in a bedroom, cause is undetermined – under investigation

Damage estimate: $10,000            Description of damage:  Minor damage confined to one bedroom.

American Red Cross: No          Pets: None         Status of pets:

General information about the incident:  Fire started in one of the bedrooms of the vacant house. House was secured, although one broken window was found. Owner, who lives out of town, told fire investigators he was having a problem with homeless people staying in the house. Damage was confined to the one home.

Units responded:  E5,10,12, T1, R10,204, CB8, B1, 6i1, 6i8, 6i10

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