Thursday, August 28, 2008

SFD Media Release - For more information on this release please call (509)625-7002

ISSUING OFFICER: Mike Inman / Battalion Chief
DATE OF INCIDENT: 8/28/2008
INCIDENT TYPE: Special Situation
INCIDENT ADDRESS: 422 W. Riverside the US Bank building
CITY: Spokane
STATE: WA
ZIP: 99201

NARRATIVE: At 6:17 pm the Spokane Fire Department Station 1 was dispatched to a high rise building in downtown Spokane on a commercial alarm system. Upon arrival the investigating crew found smoke of unknown origin on the 14th floor. The Officer called for a full response at about 6:25 pm. Eventually 12 apparatus with 31 Firefighters responded to locate and mitigate the source of the smoke. Fire crews searched the top two floors and the roof trying to locate the source of the smoke. Lower floors were searched for occupants in case we needed to evacuate the building. The source of the smoke was found to be an electrical outlet under a fish aquarium in an office on the 14th floor that caught some of the fish food containers on fire. The problem was taken care of and the smoke ventilated out of the building then crews returned in service.

PROBABLE CAUSE: Electrical
DAMAGE EXTENT: Minimal fire damage contained to the contents under the aquarium, so smoke in the building that was ventilated
DOLLAR LOSS: 0
FIREFIGHTER RESPONSE: 31
MUTUAL AID: None Given

For more information on this release, please call (509)625-7002 and/or check out the SFD Blog at www.spokanefire.blogspot.com

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