NFPA Journal - July/August 2019 - 69

FIRE INCIDENTS FROM NFPA FILES
Compiled and written by
Richard Campbell,
NFPA Research Group

COMMERCIAL
CALIFORNIA
Cigarette blamed for destruction of
commercial building
A commercial establishment housing
multiple businesses was destroyed in
a three-alarm fire that began when a
cigarette fell from an outdoor deck and
ignited leaf debris on the ground below.
A passerby reported the fire to 911
at 11:58 p.m. Crews first reached the
scene approximately 10 minutes later
and found the building fully involved
with fire and beginning to collapse,
requiring them to undertake defensive
firefighting efforts.
Eventually, over 40 pieces of equipment were involved in the response,
which concentrated on preventing the
fire from spreading to nearby properties. Newspaper reports indicated that
residents of three neighboring apartment buildings were evacuated during
operations.
Crews used multiple elevated water
streams and handheld hose lines to
bring the fire under control, successfully containing it to the building of
origin. The last firefighting units did
not clear the scene until shortly after
noon the following day.
Investigators determined that the fire
began on the first-floor exterior deck of
a restaurant, where a lit cigarette fell
from a railing into leaf debris between
deck boards. After igniting, the fire
spread to a concealed combustible
space and into the building. Reports
estimated that the fire began approximately an hour before it was spotted,
noting that the building was set back
from the road and not easily visible.
The building was a two-story wood
construction with an asphalt shingle
roof cover, and occupied a groundfloor area of 11,000 square feet (1,022
square meters). According to news
reports, the building was home to
at least nine businesses. It was not
equipped with either smoke detectors
or sprinkler systems.
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