Case: T21DV02787
Case Details
Entered Date:
05/10/2021
Applicant:
MC GANTY DANIEL
Description:
APT FIRE
Outstanding Inspections
Case Number: T21DV02787
Case Status: COMPLIAN
Case Description: FIRE AT COMMERCIAL BUILDING
Total Outstanding Inspections - 1
| End Date | Description | Inspector | Results | Comments |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| INSP - FOLLOW UP CODE ENFORCE | None | Not Inspected |
Completed Inspections
Case Status: COMPLIAN
Case Number: T21DV02787
Case Description: FIRE AT COMMERCIAL BUILDING
Total Completed Inspections - 1
| End Date | Description | Inspector | Results | Comments |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 05/10/2021 | INSP - INITIAL CODE ENFORCMENT | GOODMAN | Approved | VISITED SITE, MET WITH TFD INVESTIGATORS, WHO INFORMED ME THAT THE FIRE WAS ACTUALLY A STOVE FIRE STARTED WHEN THE OCCUPANT FOR A QUICK SECOND LEFT STOVE UNATTENDED. FIRE DAMAGED THE STOVE, MOVED UP TO THE CABINETS AND BURNED A SMALL SECTION OF THE WALL AND CEILING. TFD REMOVED A 3 FT BY 6 FT SECTION OF CEILING, PLACED A SMALL HOLE IN THE KITCHEN WALL AND ENTERED THE BEDROOM CLOSET AND PLACED SMALL HOLES IN THE CEILING AND WALL TO TRACE THE FIRE, BUT THERE WAS NO ADDITIONAL BURNING. >S/W GAS CONFIRMED THAT THERE WAS NO GAS TO THE PROPERTY >TEP ORIGINALLY TURNED OFF POWER AND PULLED THE METER. AFTER WALKING THE STRUCTURE AND INSPECTING THE UNIT WITH FIRE INVESTIGATORS, WE AGREED THAT FIRE DAMAGE WAS MINIMAL. BOTH C/E AND FIRE TRIED CONTACTING THE PROPERTY MANAGER SEVERAL TIMES BUT RECEIVED NO ANSWERS. FT LOWELL REALTY WAS THE PROPERTY MANAGEMENT COMPANY AND SEVERAL MESSAGES LEFT WITH FT LOWELL REALTY. THE OCCUPANT MAY HAVE SOME MENTAL HEALTH ISSUES AS HE TOLD TFD THAT HE WAS A DOCTOR AND WENT ON ABOUT WHO WAS THE MANAGER AND FRIEND. MANGER INFO WAS ON A SIGN IN THE FRONT OF THE APTS. AND NOTHING REALLY PANNED OUT FROM THE INFORMATION THE OCCUPANT HAD GIVEN. HE HAD NO RELATIVES OR PEOPLE HE COULD STAY WITH. TFD DID CONTACT RED CROSS WHO DID CONTACT THE OCCUPANT WHILE ON SITE. THERE WAS VERY LITTLE FURNITURE IN THE UNIT, A COUCH AND CHAIR WERE IN THE LIVINGROOM, OCCUPANT SLEPT ON THE COUCH. NOTHING IN THE BEDROOM, VERY LITTLE IN THE CLOSET. THERE WAS VERY LITTLE CLEAN UP REQUIRED. TFD UNPLUGGED THE STOVE AND MOVED IT BACK. THERE WAS VERY LITTLE SMOKE DAMAGE AND SMOKE LIMITED TO THE SMALL KITCHEN. C/E AND TFD AGREED THAT THE UNIT WAS LIVABLE AND THE DETERMINING FACTOR WAS THE OCCUPANT HAD NO OTHER PLACE TO STAY AND MANAGEMENT NEVER RETURNED PHONE CALLS. TEP WAS CALLED BACK OUT AND REPLACED THE METER. THE LIGHTS IN THE BEDROOM, BATH AND LIVING ROOM WERE RESTORED, A/C RESTORED, REFRIGERATOR CIRCUIT RESTORED. THERE WERE 3 BREAKERS THAT WERE LEFT OFF, THE BREAKER FOR THE STOVE WAS ONE. THE OCCUPANT WAS WALKED THRU THE UNIT AND EXPLAINED TO HIM WHAT ELECTRICITY WAS RESTORED, PANEL WAS TAPED SHUT WITH DUCT TAPE. OCCUPANT STATED HE FELT SAFER STAYING IN THE APARTMENT. HE WAS TOLD NOT TO LEAVE AND TO WAIT FOR RED CROSS AS THEY WOULD ASSIST HIM WITH FOOD AND CLOTHING. A NOV WAS ISSUED TO MAKE ALL REPAIRS TO THE FIRE DAMAGED PORTION OF THE CEILING AND ALL HOLES PLACED IN THE WALL AND CEILING, TO INCLUDE TAPE, TEXURE AND PAINT TO MATCH THE EXISTING. NOV ASKED THAT A LICENSED ELECTRICIAN EVALUATE THE ELECTRICAL SUB PANEL AND MAKE ALL NECESSARY REPAIRS. OWNERS WERE ASKED TO REMOVE AND EVIDENCE OF SMOKE DAMAGE AND TO REPAINT, CLEAN THE FLOOR AND SANITIZE. FIELD NOV WAS ISSUED AND PLACED IN THE MAIL BOX AT THE THE MANAGERS OFFICE. THERE ARE NO FURTHER ISSUES. COMPLIANCE / CLOSE CASE. |