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Case: T21DV08057

Case Details

Status:

COMPLIAN

Type:

EMERGENCY
Address:

Entered Date:

11/10/2021

Applicant:

LA FRONTERA CENTER INC

Description:

Vicky from TFP reported FIRE, overloaded electrical system was cause of FIRE.

Outstanding Inspections

Case Number: T21DV08057
Case Status: COMPLIAN
Case Description: EMERGENCY
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: T21DV08057
Case Description: EMERGENCY
Total Completed Inspections - 1
End Date Description Inspector Results Comments
11/10/2021 INSP - INITIAL CODE ENFORCMENT GOODMAN Approved VISITED SITE, MET WITH TFD INVESTIGATOR WHO STATED FIRE STARTED AT TWO A/C UNITS INSIDE DIFFERENT ROOMS, HAD ALSO HAPPENED ON THE PREVOUS FRIDAY. IT STARTED WITH A TEP TRANSFORMER ON THE POLE WHERE THERE WERE ACTUALLY 3 TRANFORMERS, ON FRIDAY THE TRANSFORMER TO THE WEST BLEW AND WAS REPAIRED BY TEP, THE OTHER TWO TRANSFORMERS WERE CHECKED AND FOUND TO BE OK. TODAY WHEN I T HAPPENED AGAIN A DEAD BIRD WAS FIRST FOUND BELOW THE TRANSFORMER TO THE EAST, WHICH HAPPENED TO BLOW TODAY, IT COULD NOT BE EXPLAINED BY TEP BUT THE POWER SURGE AND ELECTRICAL CHARGE IN THE AREA CAUSED THE A/C UNIT CORD TO THE OUTLET MELTED INSIDE THE POWER SOURCE AND BLEW THE END CONNECTOR OUT OF THE POWER SOURCE THAT STARTED THE FIRE AT THE A/C UNITS BUT WERE ABLE TO PUT FIRES OUT IN THE ROOMS WITH A FIRE EXTINGUISHER. THE INTERESTING PART WAS THAT THE SURGE SUPASSED THE BREAKERS TO THE A/C UNITS AND DID NOT KICK THE BREAKERS TO THE OFF POSITION. JOURNEYMAN ELECTRIC WAS ON SITE TO WORK WITH TEP TO MAKE SURE THE ELECTRICAL WAS SAFE INSIDE AND WITH THE 3 PHASE SYSTEM AND AT THE TRANSFORMER. TEP STATED BY REMOVING POWER TO THE PANELS OF THE 3 PHASE SYSTEM AT THE POLE TRANSFORMER THEN CHECKED ALL 3 TRANSFORMERS. JOURNEYMAN ELECTRIC HAD ALL COMPUTERS INSIDE THE STRUCTURE SHUT DOWN AND THEN BEGAN TURNING OFF POWER AT ALL THE INTERIOR ELECTRICAL PANELS. THE 3 PHASE PANEL WAS ALSO OPENED AND CHECKED AND FOUND NO ISSUES INSIDE THE PANEL. BIRD GUARD WAS ORDER AND INSTALLED TO ALL THREE TRANSFORMERS, THE EAST TRANSFORMER WAS FOUND TO BE LEAKING, STILL WORKING OK BUT A ORDER WAS PUT IN TO REPLACE THE TRANSFORMER AND REPLACE THE WOODEN POLE WITH A METAL POLE BECAUSE OF THE WEIGHT ON THE POLE SHOWED SIGNS OF BENDING THE WOOD POLE. BIRD GUARD WAS INSTALLED TO EACH TRANSFORMER, 3 PHASE SYSTEM CHECKED AND OK'ED, JURNEYMAN ELECTRIC ISOLATED THE POWER TO THE 4 BURNED A/C UNITS. POWER WAS RESTORED TO THE BUILDING AT ALL 6 ELECTRICAL PANELS TO THE STRUCTURE. AQUILLES HEATING AND COOLING WERE NOTIFIED AND PARTS ALREADY ORDERED FOR THE 1ST 2 A/CUNITS BURNED AND NOW ORDERED FOR ALL 4 UNITS AND WILL BE ON SITE TO REPAIR ELECTRICAL WIRING TO THE UNITS AND GET THEM UP AND RUNNING. THE ALARM COMPANY WAS CONTACTED AND APPEARED ON SITE TO GET THE ALARM SYSTEM BACK UP AND RUNNING.TWO LEAD MAINTANENCE PERSONEL HAD ALL ISSUES UNDER CONTROL AND REPONSIBLE FOR MAKING ALL PHONE CALLS AHEAD OF TIME SO THAT ALL ISSUES WERE ADDRESSED POWER RESTORED, TEP MAKING CORRECTIONS AND ORDERING NEW EQUIPMENT, JOURNYMAN ELECTRICAL ONSITE TO MAKE ELECTRICAL CORRECTIONS AND ISOLATE POWER, AQUILLES INFORMED ON IN LINE TO MAKE REPAIRS AND ALARM COMPANY ON SITE TO REPOWER THE ALARM SYSTEM. ALL ISSUED WERE ADDRESSED AND SAFETY AT THE FOREFRONT TO MAKE SURE PEOPLE AND STRUCTURE WERE ALL SAFE. NOV WAS NOT REQUIRED. COMPLIANCE / CLOSE CASE.