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Inspection History Details
Inspection Status: Approved
Inspection History: INSP - INITIAL CODE ENFORCMENT
Case Number - T21DV07490
Inspection Description - INSP - INITIAL CODE ENFORCMENT
Inspection Status - Approved
| Date | Description | Inspector | Results | Comments |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 11/01/2021 | INSP - INITIAL CODE ENFORCMENT | Approved | ||
| 10/25/2021 | INSP - INITIAL CODE ENFORCMENT | Approved | VISITED SITE, MET WITH TPD INVESTIGATOR WHO STATED THERE WAS A SMALL KITCHEN FIRE IN THE DBL WIDE TRAILER. TRAILER APPEARED TO BE FAIRLY OLD. TFD STATED THAT TEP HAD BEEN OUT TO THE PROPERTY, TURNED THE ELECTRICAL OFF AND BOOTED THE METER. S/W GAS WAS ALSO OUT. FOUND NO GAS TO THE STRUCTURE, CONDUCTED A LINE TEST AROUND THE PROPERTY AND FOUND NO GAS ISSUES AND STATED THE HOUSE WAS ALL ELECTRIC. I WALKED INSIDE THE TRAILER AND FOUND THAT THE FIRE HAD STARTED ON THE COOKTOP (DOUBLE OVEN WAS TO THE RIGHT OF THE COOK TOP AND THERE WERE NO ISSUES WITH THE DBLE OVENS. OWNER STATED HE WAS MAKING TACOS WALKED AWAY BRIEFLY AND WHEN HE CAME BACK THE HOT OIL HAD FLASHED AND STARTED THE FAN AND CABINET ABOVE THE STOVE ON FIRE. FIRE WAS LIMITED TO THAT AREA AND THERE WERE NO DOORS ON THE LOWER OR UPPER CABINET, THE INTERIOR OF THE CABINETS WERE EXPOSED. THE CONTENTS OF THE UPPER CABINET WERE BURNED ALONG WITH THE CABINET AND FAN WHICH WERE BOTH FIRE DAMAGED AND NOW WATER DAMAGED ALONG WITH THE COOKTOP WHICH IS WATER DAMAGED. RED CROSS HAD BEEN CONTACTED TO PLACE THE OCCUPANTS. INSPECTOR ELECTED TO LEAVE THE POWER OFF BECAUSE OF THE AGE OF THE TRAILER. I CONTACTED A ELECTRICIAN WHO INFORMED ME THAT IT WAS VERY POSSIBLE THAT A TRAILER BUILT IN 1978 COULD HAVE ALLUMINUM WIRING. A EMERGENCY ABATEMENT, ORDER TO VACATE WAS ISSUED TO THE OWNERS. THERE WERE NO WINDOW OR DOOR OPENINGS THAT REQUIRED SECUREMENT. OWNER STATED THEY WOULD LOCK THE DOORS AFTER RED CROSS HAD ARRIVED BUT THAT THEY HAVE NOT YET HEARD FROM RED CROSS. OWNERS CONTACTED INSURANCE COMPANY AND THEY WERE TO BE OUT THE FOLLOWING DAY. I EXPLAINED TO THE OWNERS THE IMPORTANCE OF HIRING A LICENSED ELECTRICAL CONTRACTOR BECAUSE OF THE POSSIBILITY OF ALLUMINUM WIRING. NOV WAS SIGNED FOR BY THE OWNER. COMPLIANCE / CLOSE CASE. |