News Release from: Cornelius Fire Dept.
ATTIC FIRE DAMAGES HOUSE IN CORNELIUS
Posted: July 26th, 2012 6:29 PM
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Shortly after 3:00pm today, July 26, Cornelius Fire Department was dispatched to a possible residential fire located at 1038 S Cherry Street. Initial reports were of smell of smoke in the house from the ceiling. Firefighters arrived a few minutes later to find a house with a small amount of smoke coming from the roof area. Fire crews made entry into the house and were able to find the fire located above the kitchen in the attic. Firefighters were able to quickly extinguish the fire and keep it from spreading throughout the attic. Firefighters remained on scene for over an hour extinguishing hot spots and helping protect belongings of the residents.
Two adults were home at the time of the fire and could smell smoke that didn't smell like wood smoke. They quickly evacuated the house and call 9-1-1. A working smoke alarm was in the house, but didn't alert the residents initially due to the smoke being in the attic.
The fire caused damage to the area above the kitchen in the attic space. After investigation, it appears that a light above the kitchen malfunctioned and had burning for approximately 3 hours before being noticed. The fire is initially estimated to have caused $10,000 in damage. No civilians or firefighters on scene were injured.
This incident added a degree of difficulty due to the high temperatures that we see with summer. Additional fire crews remained on scene longer than usual to allow firefighters to rotate through their tasks sooner and be able to rehydrate and cool down.
Cornelius Fire was assisted on scene by firefighters from Forest Grove and Hillsboro.
Responding Information:
4 Engines
1 Truck
1 Rescue
2 Chiefs
1 Investigator
23 Total Personnel
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