Media Release

 

Friday, August 01, 2008
For Immediate Release
Fire & Rescue

Contact: Tim Szymanski
Telephone: 229-0145

 

House Fire Displaces Four People

 

Incident number:  8181929                   Date:  July 31, 2008                 Time of call: 1:41 p.m.

Type of call:  House Fire

Correct address:  6104 Empire Circle (US95/Jones) 

Name 
                                
Zip:   89107                  District/Phantom:  2319-79                       Number of alarms:  One

Building type: Single family - residential                          Number of stories:  One (1582 sq ft)
                            
Construction type: Wood frame      Smoke alarms:  Unknown      Sprinklers: None

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

Any injuries:  No        How many : None          Type:

Cause of fire: Undetermined

Damage estimate: $50,000.            Description of damage:  Outside of house and into the eaves.

American Red Cross: Yes          Pets: Yes/Dog              Status of pets: With family

General information about the incident:  Multiple calls that a house was on fire. Flames showing on arrival. Fire was on outside of house made of wood, worked its way into the eaves into the attic area. Fire confined to outside. No injuries reported. Cause of fire is undetermined; careless disposal of smoking material could not be ruled out.

Units responded:  E6,44,43, T6, R6, HR44, AR1, B10, 6i2, 6i9, 6i11

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