Inspection History Details
Inspection Status: Approved
Inspection History: INSP - INITIAL CODE ENFORCMENT
| Date | Description | Inspector | Results | Comments |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 03/11/2020 | INSP - INITIAL CODE ENFORCMENT | Approved | VISITED SITE, MET WITH TFD, OWNERS SON DAVID MILLS, AND TEP. TFD REQUESTED FROM TEP THAT POWER BE LEFT ON AND THE KITCHEN AREA BE ISOLATED WHERE THE FIRE OCCURRED. TEP WAITED UNTIL C/E ARRIVED AND ONCE WE LOCATED THE SUB PANEL WENT OVER ALL ISSUES. IN THE MAIN SERVICE PANEL A HOLE OR KNOCK OUT HAD BEEN CUT INTO THE MAIN SERVICE PANEL WITH NO FITTING ON KNOCK OUT, THE BURRS FROM THE CUT, AND THE AMOUNT OF WIRES FED THRU THAT KNOCK OUT WAS ENOUGH PRESSURE ON THE WIRES TO SCRAPE OR CUT THE CASING. NEXT THE SUB PANEL I DON'T BELEIVE WAS THE CORRECT TYPE OF BOX, IT WAS A PANEL SUPPOSE TO BE INSIDE THE WALL BUT WAS INSTALLED ON THE OUTSIDE OF A BLOCK WALL IN THE UTILITY ROOM. THERE WAS NOT A 36" WORK CLEARANCE FOR THE PANEL. CONDUIT EXITING THE PANEL AND RUNNING INTO THE CEILING WAS NOT FIRE BLOCKED. THE DUPLEX ELECTRICAL OUTLET NEAR THE STOVE THAT BURNED MAY NOT HAVE BEEN PROPERLY WIRED.ALL THE NEW WORK TOLD ME IT WAS WORK WITHOUT PERMITS, RESEARCH VERIFIED THAT NO PERMITS HAD BEEN SECURED FOR ALL THE ELECTRICAL ADDITIONS. TEP CUT POWER TO THE STRUCTURE, RECONNECT REQUIRED. S/W GAS LEFT THE GAS TO THE STRUCTURE OFF AND A RECONNECT REQUIRED. NOV WAS ISSUED FOR A EMERGENCY VACATE FOR NO UTILITIES, AND PERMITS REQUIRED FOR THE ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, ELECTRICAL RECONNECT AND GAS RECONNECT. NOV WAS SIGNED FOR BY DAVID MILLS, OCCUPANT AND SON OF THE OWNER. DAVID TOOK RESPONSIBILITY FOR LOCKING UP THE HOUSE. BOTH OCCUPANTS STATED THEY WOULD BE STAYING WITH THEIR PARENTS DOUGLAS MILLS. COMPLIANCE / CLOSE CASE. |