FW: fire/dv call on north maple (information from SFD)

 

At approximately 4:40 p.m. hours on Saturday, the Spokane Fire Department, Spokane Police Department and Spokane County Fire District 9 were dispatched to a structure fire in the 7700 block on N. Maple St. on the 5 Mile Prairie.

Members of the Spokane Police Department arrived on scene first and reported that the structure was on fire and had been evacuated.

First arriving fire department crews arrived within 7 minutes and found an advanced fire in a single-story home of newer construction. The fire was threatening adjacent homes on either side and protection of these two homes was quickly accomplished by on scene crews. The fire was brought under control within 15 minutes, but the home ultimately sustained very heavy fire damage to the interior as well as to the entire attic. One of the homes next door sustained damage to its vinyl siding, but the fire was kept out of the structure itself.

Firefighters worked to contain this advanced fire and successfully prevented any significant fire extension to the 2 adjacent homes.

The cause of the fire is currently under investigation by members of the Spokane Fire Department Special Investigation Unit (SIU), The Spokane Police Department and the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco and Firearms (ATF).

There were no reported injuries as a result of this fire.

 

 

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From: Van Tassel, Ronald
Sent: Saturday, June 16, 2018 7:51 PM
To: SPD Media <PoliceMedia@spokanecity.org>
Subject: fire/dv call on north maple

 

The Spokane Police and Fire Departments responded to 7700 N Maple for what started out as a domestic violence. Minutes later the residence was engulfed in flames. Officers arrested a male at the location and the Fire Department was able to put the fire out.

On June 16^th, 2018, just before 4:30 in the afternoon, Spokane Police Officers responded to a residence in the 7700 block of north Maple (5-mile area) for a reported domestic violence. While Officers were enroute for that call, 911 started to receive calls from neighbors stating that the same residence was now on fire.

Officers arrived onscene and discovered everybody was outside of the residence. They contacted the female victim. Officers located the male in front of the residence. There was nobody else inside the residence during the incident.

Spokane Fire responded and were able to extinguish the fire. The home suffered extensive damage from the fire.

After the initial stages of the investigation Officers determined there was probable cause to arrest the male, 49 year old Fabian Harper for domestic violence assault. He was also charged with unlawful possession of a firearm due to a previous DV order that was in place.

Fire investigators are going to continue to conduct their investigation to see what the cause of the fire was. Depending on the results of that investigation, more charges could come in the future.

Cpl Van Tassel