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Incident number: 9246143 Date: Oct. 20, 2009 Time of call: 3:39 a.m.
Type of call: Garage Fire
Correct address: 3005 Briar Knoll Court (Cheyenne Avenue/Jones Boulevard) CLV Ward: 5
Name: Willows Unit 2 Parcel: 138-14-511-033
Zip: 89108 District/Phantom: 2119-38 Number of alarms: One
Building type: Single Family - Residential Number of stories: Two Units: N/A
Size: 2134 sq. ft. When built: 1989
Construction type: Wood Frame/Stucco Smoke alarms: Yes-Alerted Sprinklers: No
Number of occupants: Adults: One Teens (18-13): None Children: None
Any injuries: No How many : None Type:
Damage estimate: $60,000 Description of damage: Garage gutted, structure members in garage heavily damaged, roof over garage sagging, minor smoke odor inside living area of house.
Cause of incident: Undetermined, started in garage.
American Red Cross: No Pets: None known Status of pets:
General information about the incident: Occupant of home was asleep upstairs in bedroom, woke to smoke alarm sounding and found a very light haze in house. As he woke, he heard loud banging noises from the garage, went downstairs, opened garage door and found garage full of smoke and yellow glow. Evacuated the house, moved his pickup truck from driveway and called 9-1-1 on his cellphone. Garage was fully involved when firefighters arrived, and they were able to keep the fire from entering the main portion of the home. The fire was put out in a few minutes. Occupant had multiple Freon gas cylinders and torches in garage (he repairs home air conditioner units) along with normal garage contents such as paints and other chemicals.
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