Case: T20DV05784
Case Details
Entered Date:
08/20/2020
Applicant:
JOFFROY GABRIELLE & DE LA VEGA ANGELA JT/RS
Description:
ELECTRICAL FIRE/RANGE HOOD DAMAGED
Completed Inspections
Case Status: COMPLIAN
Case Number: T20DV05784
Case Description: EMERGENCY
Total Completed Inspections - 3
| End Date | Description | Inspector | Results | Comments |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 08/20/2020 | INSP - INITIAL CODE ENFORCMENT | BERMUDEZ | Approved | ON SITE; WITH SENIOR INSPECTOR FOR ON CALL TRAINING. |
| 08/20/2020 | INSP - INITIAL CODE ENFORCMENT | GOODMAN | Approved | VISITED SITE, UPON ARRIVAL TFD HAD EXITED THE PROPERTY, I MET WITH THE OWNERS WHO STATED THAT AUNT HAD HOT GREASE ON THE STOVE, FLAMES WERE COMING UP OUT OF THE PAN THEN THE HOOD STARTed ARCHING. TFD ARRIVED REMOVED THE HOOD AND THEN REMOVED TWO CABINETS FROM THE WALL.THE OUTLET THAT THE HOOD WAS PLUGGED INTO WAS PULLED OUT OF THE WALL. TFD KILLED POWER AT THE SERVICE PANEL 200 AMP DISCONNECT AND ALL BREAKERS WERE TURNED OFF. THE HOME OWNERS HAD ALREADY CLEANED UP THE MESS IN THE KITCHEN AT THE TIME OF MY ARRIVAL I DETERMINED THERE HAD TO BE A SHORT IN THE HOOD BECAUSE I TURNED DISCONNECT BACK ON AND WAS ABLE TO TURN ALL BREAKERS BACK ON WITH NO BREAKERS KICKING OFF FROM THE FIRE. I SAW THE OUTLET THAT TFD REMOVED AND THE WIRING DID NOT APPEAR TO BE BURNED OR MELTED AND IF THEY WERE THE BREAKER WOULD HAVE KICKED OFF. THE HOOD WAS COMPLETELY FIRE DAMAGED, THE PLUGG TO THE HOOD WIRINGWAS OK BUT WIRING TO THE HOOD WAS FIRE DAMAGED. A NEW HOOD AND RANGE WILL NEED TO BE REPLACED, AND THE CABINETS REPLACED. HOMEOWNERS WERE ALLOWED TO STAY IN THE HOUSE. NOV WAS ISSUED TO REPLACE THE APPLIANCES AND HAVE THE ELECTRIC SYSTEM CHECKED BY A ELECTRICIAN, AND REPLACE THE CABINETS. NOV SIGNED BY THE OWNER |
| 08/28/2020 | INSP - FOLLOW UP CODE ENFORCE | GOODMAN | Approved | CONTACTED OWNER BY PHONE, SPOKE WITH THE AUNTS DAUGHTER WHO STATE A ELECTRICIAN HAS ALREADY BEEN CONTACTED TO CHECK THE OUTLET LEFT OUTSIDE THE WALL. HE RAN NEW WIRING FROM THE NEAREST OUTLEFT TO THE RIGHT OF THE STOVE TO MAKE SURE WIRING WAS NOT DAMAGED AND THEN REINSTALLED THE OUTLET. SHE THOUGHT THE COMPANY WAS NIGHTOWL ELECTRIC. HER HUSBAND HAS TAKEN THE TWO CABINETS. TO A CABINET SHOP TO BE REDONE, SHE WAS NOT SURE OF THE CABINET COMPANY NAME BUT STATED THEY WILL ALSO REHANG THE CABINETS AND NIGHTOWL WILL THEN INSTALL THE NEW HOOD. INSPECTOR MOVES TO CLOSE THE CASE. COMPLIANCE CLOSE CASE. |