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Sunday, August 30, 2009
For Immediate Release
Fire & Rescue

Contact: Tim Szymanski
Telephone: 303-2993

 

Fire Damages Northwest Home

 

Incident number:  9203864               Date:  Aug. 30, 2009            Time of call: 2:26 p.m.

Type of call:  House Fire

Correct address: 8712 Grazing Hill Court (Farm Road/U.S. 95)                   CLV Ward: 6

Name:  Spring Mountain Ranch
                                
Zip:   89143                        District/Phantom: 1316-44                     Number of alarms:  One

Building type: Single Family Residential                              Number of stories: One  (2230 sq. ft.) 
                            
Construction type: Wood Frame/Stucco           Smoke alarms: Unknown    Sprinklers: No         

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

Any injuries: No              How many :  None          Type: 
 
Damage estimate: $100,000                        Description of damage:  Attic area extensive, smoke in house.

Cause of incident:  Undetermined, ruled accidental. Started inside a wall in the garage, extended upward into attic and spread laterally.

American Red Cross: Yes six adults             Pets:  Unknown           Status of pets:  

General information about the incident:  Fire dispatchers received numerous calls that a house was on fire on Grazing Hill Court in the extreme northwest part of the city. The owner said he and his wife got home and could smell something burning but could not find the source.  Smoke started to come from the attic. When firefighters arrived, the attic was heavily involved with fire. Fire investigators believe the fire started inside one of the walls of the garage, but what started the fire could no be determined. The fire was ruled accidental. There were no reported injuries.

UNITS RESPONDED:  E41,48,42,9, T9, R41, HR44, EMS1, B4,15, 6I1, 6I3, 6I8

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