Fire Press Release

1023 N. Monroe structure fire

Incident #: 2013013309
Date of Incident: 03/29/2013
Issuing Officer: BC Jones

Narrative: Friday, March 29, at 4:27 PM, the Spokane Fire Department dispatched crews to a reported fire in a structure located at 1023 N Monroe.  The first crew on-scene reported nothing showing from out-side the structure, follow up report was light smoke inside the building.  Fire crews quickly located the fire and extinguished it, this fire was found smoldering in the floor joists between the first floor and loft.  Eight fire companies with 22 firefighters responded to this fire.  The fire was brought under control and extinguished within 30 minutes.

Cause:The cause is under investigation by the SVU

Damage:Light damage to the structure,

# Firefighters Responding: 22

Dollar Loss: $ 5,000

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