DATE OF INCIDENT: 7/2/2010
INCIDENT TYPE: Structure Fire
INCIDENT ADDRESS: 2801 South Grand Blvd.
CITY: Spokane
STATE: WA
ZIP: 99203
NARRATIVE: At 5:37 PM on Friday, July 02, 2010 the Spokane Fire Department responded twenty firefighters on six trucks and two battalion chiefs to a reported apartment fire at 2801 South Grand Blvd. The first crew on-scene reported smoke showing from the second floor of a two-story stucco, multi-unit apartment building. Crews conducted a search of the second floor fire unit while others advanced hoses to locate and extinguish the fire. Other crews conducted ventilation operations outside and on the roof. The adult female lone occupant of the apartment contacted firefighters as they were conducting their fire suppression operations to report that she had returned home to discover the fire, and that the only remaining occupants in the apartment were her two cats. She had attempted to enter the apartment to rescue her cats but was driven back by heat and smoke. During their search, firefighters located both cats but were, sadly, unable to revive them. The fire was quickly extinguished and confined to the apartment of origin. The apartment suffered extensive heat and smoke damage and is uninhabitable until repairs can be made. Red Cross is assisting the occupant with lodging and necessities.
PROBABLE CAUSE: The cause of this fire is currently under investigation by the Special Investigation Unit of the Spokane Fire Department.
DAMAGE EXTENT: Heavy smoke and heat damage throughout the fire unit. No other units were affected.
DOLLAR LOSS: 40,000
FIREFIGHTER RESPONSE: 23
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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