Sunday, December 04, 2011

FIRE PRESS RELEASE

East Wellesley structure Fire

Incident #: 2011048861
Date of Incident: 12/2/2011
Issuing Officer: Joel Fielder/ Battalion Chief

Narrative:
Today, December 2, 2011 the Spokane Fire Department responded at approximately 11:50 AM to 1507 East Wellesley on a reported structure fire. The first crew on-scene reported light smoke showing at the back of the 1-story, wood-framed single family home. After further investigation the fire crew discovered a fire in the attic of the home. They aggressively attacked the fire from the interior while additional fire crews completed search and rescue, salvage and overhaul. The fire was brought under control within 15 minutes and there were no reported injuries to any civilians or firefighters. Ten fire companies with 26 firefighters responded to this fire and were on scene for approximately 1.5 hours.

Cause:
The cause of the fire was determined to be an overloaded electrical circuit located in the attic that overheated and ignited near by combustibles.

Damage:
Fire damage was confined to the attic with minor smoke damage through out the rest of the structure.

# Firefighters Responding: 26

Dollar Loss: $5000

End Of Release
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