Media Release

 

Tuesday, October 13, 2009
For Immediate Release
Fire & Rescue

Contact: Tim Szymanski
Telephone: 303-2993

 

House Fire Under Investigation

 

Incident number:9240019          Date:  October 12, 2009            Time of call: 11:16 p.m.

Type of call:  House Fire

Correct address: 1005 G Street (Washington/MLK)                   CLV Ward: 5

Name:                                                                                                Parcel:  139-27-210-143
                                
Zip:   89106                        District/Phantom: 2325-41                 Number of alarms:  One

Building type: Residential        Number of stories: One                Units: 

Size:  1586 sq. ft.       When built:  1942 
                            
Construction type: Wood Frame/Stucco     Smoke alarms: Unknown      Sprinklers:  No        

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

Any injuries: None              How many :  None          Type: 
 
Damage estimate: $75,000                   Description of damage:  One large room gutted, contents destroyed, smoke damage throughout the rest of  the house.

Cause of incident:  Under investigation

American Red Cross: Yes 1-Adult           Pets:  None           Status of pets:
  
General information about the incident:   Multiple calls into 9-1-1 that  a building was on fire at Adams Street and G Street.  When firefighters arrived, they found heavy flames blowing out windows of a house at 1005 G St. Firefighters had the fire under control in just a few minutes.  Preliminary reports indicated that a woman might be inside the house, but it turned out she was not home at the time of the fire. The cause of the fire is under investigation.

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