Follow-Up on 1914 West 1st Avenue 2nd Alarm
Incident #: 2011033592 Date of Incident: 8/22/2011 Issuing Officer: AC Schaeffer
Narrative:
VICTIM INFORMATION: The victim from yesterday's fatality fire has been identified by the Spokane County Coroner as; Herriman, Perry--a 45 year old male. Forensic tests are still outstanding and the official cause of death has not been determined. ORIGIN: The origin of the fire has been determined by investigators to be a room on the second floor which was termed "Unit 4" of the building. The fire started in sofa-style chair and rapidly spread throughout the second and third floor causing violent fire behavior and untenable conditions. The cause is still under investigation. BUILDING: Spokane County Assessor records indicate that the building constructed in 1900 and remodeled later in 1961. The home was initially designed as a two-story single family residence; however the current configuration is a four-story living space (two rooms for rent in the basement, two rooms for rent on the first level, four rooms for rent on the second level and one room for rent on the third level). There were reportedly up to 15 civilians in the building at the time of the fire. Two civilians were rescued by SFD fire companies using ground ladders while others were able to self-escape through doorways. Two persons were ultimately transported by ambulance to the hospital for treatment of smoke inhalation and burns resulting from their escape. I appreciate the reminders from media and the time constraints that you are under. This is all of the information available. I do not intend to release any additional information regarding this incident for 24-48 hours.
Cause:
N/A
Damage:
N/A
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