Residential Structure Fire
Raytown Fire
Protection District
Press Release
Sunday morning structure fire damages Raytown home.
PIO Assigned: Mike Hunley, Battalion Chief
Follow up Info:
816-875-9746
Date: 7/22/12
Location: 9300 East 55th Street
Time of the call:10:18
First Unit on the scene: Raytown Engine 1
Number of Units: 3
Number of Firefighters: 9
Injuries: 1
Property Loss/Damage: $10,000
Contents Loss: Unknown
Property Saved: $65,000
Additional information:
Raytown Fire was dispatched to a reported
residential structure fire on Sunday morning. The caller stated that he
returned home and found his couch on fire when he opened the door to the
residence. No one else was home at the time of the fire. Engine 1 arrived on
scene, deployed an attack line and achieved a rapid knockdown. Fire damage was
limited to the room of origin with smoke damage throughout the structure. The
caller had minor smoke inhalation and refused treatment or transport.
Investigators believe smoking materials may have caused the fire.
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