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Incident number: 9178696 Date: Aug. 1, 2009 Time of call: 8:04 a.m.
Type of call: House Fire - Garage
Correct address: 1849 Spangle Drive (W. Lake Mead Boulevard/Torrey Pines Drive) CLV Ward: 5
Name: Liberty Bell Manor
Zip: 89108 District/Phantom: 2219-73 Number of alarms: One
Building type: Single Family Residential Number of stories: Two (1755 sq.ft.)
Construction type: Wood Frame/Stucco Smoke alarms: Unknown Sprinklers: No
Number of occupants: Adults: One Teens (18-13): None Children: None
Any injuries: Yes How many: One Type: 27 percent second degree burns to back, arms and head. The burn victim later died in the burn unit at University Medical Center.
Cause of fire: Undetermined, started in garage
Damage estimate: $80,000 Description of damage: Confined to two-car garage-gutted, little damage to interior of house around garage door.
American Red Cross: No Pets: None known Status of pets:
General information about the incident: A male in his mid 70’s was home in the restroom near the garage when he heard noises coming from the garage. He noticed light smoke coming around the door from the interior of the house to the garage. When he opened the door, he noticed the garage was full of smoke. At the time he opened the door, Fire Investigators believe he let an influx of oxygen into the garage which caused the fire to flash. At the same time the man turned away and received serious burns to his back, neck, both arms and head. He was able to talk to paramedics on scene and to investigators at the hospital, but his condition deteriorated and he died last week. Firefighters could see a column of thick black smoke in the sky as they left the fire station, when they arrived on scene, the garage was fully involved. They were able to bring the fire under control and keep it from destroying the interior of the home. The man said he lived in the house for over 20 years. The exact cause of the fire is undetermined. This was the fifth fire fatality for the city of Las Vegas for the year. A school teacher died in her home this week during a fire in the northwest part of the city, the sixth fire fatality this year in the city.
UNITS RESPONDED: E43,44,6,42, T6, R43,44, HR44, AR1, B4,10, 6i5, 6i8, 6i12
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