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Two Alarm
Fire Damages Auto Repair Shop On Fulton Ave
Date/Time of Occurrence:
October 31, 2002, 5:51 P.M.
Nature of Occurrence:
Commercial Structure Fire
Location: 2609 Fulton Ave
Sacramento County
Contact: Captain Patrick J
Ellis, Phone: 916-616-2431
Email:
ellis.pat@smfd.ca.gov
At 5:51 P.M. An employee
from Lexus
Of Sacramento reported a
fire at Sacramento Auto Experts located at 2609 Fulton Ave. Metro Fire
Engine 101 arrived and reported a working fire in the automotive repair
shop.
A second alarm was sounded
bringing a total of 27 Firefighters to the scene to battle the fire. The
fire was quickly brought under control keeping the structure intact. Most
of the damage was in the rear of the building in the repair shop portion of
the structure.
investigators determined
the fire to have started from a battery charger malfunction. When the
malfunction occurred flammable liquids near the battery charger fueled the
fire. Estimated loss was placed at $ 250,000 with structural and contents.
In addition 14 customer vehicles were inside the shop and sustained some
damage
Alarm Assignment
6 Engines
2 Trucks
3 Chief Officers
27 Firefighters
Assistances from
Sacramento Fire Department
Traffic control by
California Highway Patrol
Incident Commander:
Battalion Chief David Brown BC7
First-In Company: E101
Cause: Battery Charger
Malfunction
Public Information
Officer: Captain Patrick J Ellis
Dollar Loss: $250.00
Time To Control: 10
Minutes
Incident Duration: 3 Hours
Total No. of Engine
Companies: 6
Total No. of Truck
Companies: 2
Total No. of Command and
Support Staff: 4
Total No. of Fire
Companies: 9
Total No. of Medic Units:
1
Total No. of Firefighters:
27
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