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Incident number: 9258412 Date: Nov. 4, 2009 Time of call: 12:06 a.m.
Type of call: Apartment Fire
Correct address: 3333 N. Michael Way (at N. Rancho) CLV Ward: 6
Name: Northpointe Apartments Parcel: 138-12-401-001
Zip: 89108 District/Phantom: 1921-85 Number of alarms: One
Building type: Multi-Family - Residential Number of stories: Two Units: Sixteen
Size: When built: 1987
Construction type: Wood Frame/Stucco Smoke alarms: Yes Sprinklers: No
Number of occupants: Adults: Two Teens (18-13): None Children: Two
Any injuries: Yes How many : Five Type: One male adult-50 percent burns over upper half of body-critical. Mother and two small children (age 5 & 3 years) smoke inhalation and male adult neighbor with minor smoke inhalation. All taken to University Medical Center.
Damage estimate: $50,000
Description of damage: Kitchen area of upstairs apartment gutted, rest of unit heavy smoke damage. Downstairs apartment minor water from apartment fire above, rest of units in building, light to no odor of smoke.
Cause of incident: Under investigation. Appears to have started in the kitchen. Investigators need to talk with occupants of the apartment, all were taken to the hospital.
American Red Cross: Not at this time Pets: None known Status of pets:
General information about the incident: Numerous calls to 9-1-1 that heavy flames and smoke was coming from building 13 in the apartment complex. A woman was heard screaming she was trapped in the apartment along with her two small children. She lowered the two (ages 3 & 5 years) from a second story balcony, she also escaped that way. When firefighters arrived on scene, heavy smoke and flames were coming out the front door of an upstairs apartment. A male adult was lying on the ground when they arrived, he was severely burned over the upper one-half of his body and was immediately treated and transported to UMC. The mother and two small children were also taken to the hospital in an ambulance, all suffering from smoke inhalation. A male adult neighbor who was helping to get the people out of the apartment was also taken to the hospital for smoke inhalation. The fire appears to have started in the kitchen, but the cause remains under investigation. Investigators want to talk with the occupants before making an official determination. The one unit was heavily damaged, the apartment directly below had minor water seepage, the rest of the units in the building had an odor of smoke or no odor at all.
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