Inspection History Details
Inspection Status: Approved
Inspection History: INSP - INITIAL CODE ENFORCMENT
| Date | Description | Inspector | Results | Comments |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 01/20/2014 | INSP - INITIAL CODE ENFORCMENT | Approved | VISITED SITE, FIRST MET WITH S/W GAS WHO INFORMED ME GAS STARTED IN THE KITHEN AREA NEAR OR FROM THE STOVE AND BECAUSE OF THE LOCATION OF THE FIRE AND THE METER RIGHT OUTSIDE, HE ALREADY PLANS TO SHUT OFF THE GAS AND PIN THE METER. THEN SPOKE WITH TEP, HE HAD ALREADY TURNED OFF THE POWER AT THE MAIN SERVICE PANEL AND LOCKED OUT THE PANEL. ALL CIRCUITS HAD BEEN TURNED OFF. I THEN MET WITH THE FIRE INVESTIGATORS WHO BOTH FELT THAT THE FIRE FROM ALL INDICATIONS STARTED ON TOP OF THE STOVE, DAMAGED THE KITHEN AND THEN STARTED UP IN THE ATTIC. MY FINDINGS ARE AS FOLLOWS: INTERIOR KITCHEN DRYWALL CEILING AND ALL INTERIOR WALLS FIRE DAMAGED. DROPPED CEILING RAFTER RECIEVED FIRE DAMAGE AND ROOF RAFTERS ONLY MINOR FIRE DAMAGE. DRYWALL IN THE LIVINGROOM AND HALLWAY WAS LATER REMOVED WHEN TFD RETURNED TO PUT OUT VERY MINOR FIRE POSSIBILITY IN THE LIVINGROOM AREA. * ELECTRICAL THRU OUT THE LIVINGROOM AND KITHEN WAS LEFT EXPOSED. WIRING, OUTLETS, SWITCHES AND FIXTURES ALL FIRE DAMAGED. *HOTWATER HEATER LOACATED IN A KITCHEN CLOSET RECEIVED POSSIBLE HEAT DAMAGE. GAS LINES FIRE DAMAGED. WATER LINES AND SINK FIXTURES FIRE DAMAGED. KITHEN WAS A TOTAL LOSS. * HEATING AND COOLING WILL NEED TO BE CHECKED, REGISTARS SHOWED HEAVY SMOKE DAMAGE AND MUCH OF THE FLEX WAS REMOVED. PERMITS WERE REQUIRED. NOV ISSUED, AND INDEMNIFICATION ISSUED DUE TO FAMILY AND FRIENDS INSIDE REMOVING CERTAIN BELONGINGS. BOARD UP WAS NOT REQUIRED. ALL WINDOWS WERE PROPERLY CLOSED AND LOCKED AS WELL AS FRONT AND REAR DOOR. |