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Incident number:9240859 Date: Oct. 14, 2009 Time of call: 4:06 a.m.
Type of call: Apartment Fire
Correct address: 4245 Stewart Ave. CLV Ward: 3
Name: Parcel: 140-31-602-005
Zip: 89110 District/Phantom: 2428-57 Number of alarms: One
Building type: Multi-family /Residential Number of stories: Two Units: Four
Size: 3340 sq. ft. (for bldg) When built: 1979
Construction type: Wood Frame/Stucco Smoke alarms: No Sprinklers: No
Number of occupants: Adults: Three Teens (18-13): None Children: Three
Any injuries: Yes How many : 1 Adult/ 3 children Type: Minor smoke inhalation all taken to University Medical Center
Damage estimate: $50,000 Description of damage: Kitchen/living room gutted; rest of unit very heavy smoke damage. Unit next door had very minor water seepage on floor.
Cause of incident: Started on stove. Occupant told investigators he was having trouble with electric stove.
American Red Cross: Yes 3-Adult / 3 Children Pets: None Status of pets:
General information about the incident: Fire started in the kitchen and was reported as a stove fire. Fire appears to have started in the oven and spread to rest of the kitchen. Occupant told fire investigators that he had been having maintenance troubles with the stove, and that a light sometimes stayed on indicating that the stove was on after he shut it off. All occupants had to pass through the kitchen while on fire to escape through the front door. Four people were taken to UMC for smoke inhalation. Kitchen fires are the leading cause of fires and fire-related injuries in the United States and Las Vegas.
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