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Wednesday, May 28, 2008
For Immediate Release
Fire & Rescue

Contact: Tim Szymanski
Telephone: 229-0145

 

Car / House Fire Is Accidental

 

Incident number:  8125782                   Date:  May 28, 2008                 Time of call: 1:44 p.m.

Type of call:  Vehicle fire/house fire

Correct address:  137 Vallejo Ave.

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Zip: 89110                    District/Phantom:  2428-74                       Number of alarms:  One

Building type:  One Family/Residential                        Number of stories:  One 

Construction type: Wood frame / wood siding      Smoke alarms: unknown        Sprinklers: No

Number of occupants:  Adults: Two            Teens (18-13)  One           Children:  Three

Any injuries:  No       How many :   None       Type:

Cause of fire:  Undetermined, under investigation

Damage estimate: $30,000     Description of damage: 2000 Ford Expedition destroyed, house had damage to carport, outside front of house and smoke and heat in small area inside house.

American Red Cross: Yes for family of six            Pets: Yes         Status of pets: Ok, with neighbors

General information about the incident:   No one at home at time of fire. Sixteen-year-old son was walking home from school and noticed liquid, which was on fire, dripping underneath the Ford SUV parked in the driveway under an attached carport. He used a garden hose to knock down fire, but it grew larger. At this time several neighbors noticed and told him to leave, car engine area went fully involved. Heavy Rescue 44 was first on scene with heavy fire in the vehicle extending to the house and into the eaves. Crew pulled fire hose used for swift water rescues and attached it to a fire hydrant on the street and used it to knock down bulk of fire. They then used their hi-rise pac to get another handline into operation to do additional fire control as other units arrived on scene. No injuries, cause of fire under investigation.

Units responded: E4,27,201, T16, R16, HR44, AR1, B1, PIO1, 6i2, 6i6, 6i11.

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