Structural fire damage investigated in bathroom area, Sussex County DE
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Fire & ArsonFire responders are investigating structural damage in the bathroom area of a building near Iron Branch Road. They found significant charring and frayed electrical lines under the crawl space but no active fire. They are conducting inspections to ensure the fire has not spread.
Audio|Heard on: Sussex County Fire and Seaford Fire / EMS
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04:13
Transcript:
00:00
I still have just a slight haze down here, but I want to get to where they had the hose line just to check underneath it.
00:05
I should be okay with just the two of us so far.
00:08
I've got to that again.
00:17
Seventy-three-76, Hamlets type service call.
00:21
Near Main Street, Swarmington Street, Iron Branch Road.
00:25
First call, 1141.
00:33
Capadino,
00:34
22 and 17.
00:36
I was right below that bathroom.
00:39
I did have significant charring down here, the fire they put out with the hose line.
00:43
No current fire, I'm going to get some photographs of this.
00:49
All right, copy that.
00:51
The interior is going to be in the bathroom.
00:52
They're going to probably do an inspection hole in the drawer hole to make sure they didn't travel anywhere.
01:04
Okay,
01:06
I believe the majority of this damage is right up against the exterior wall.
01:12
That's the heaviest charring.
01:17
Okay.
01:25
22, crawl space.
01:30
Go ahead.
01:36
We're getting a reading about 200 directly below the toilet in the bathroom.
01:44
We've got a pretty good char mark along the back wall there.
01:50
We're able to see anything from your shot.
01:54
Yes, sir, I'm right underneath that.
01:56
Very heavy charring right at that spot and I see the electrical lines that are all frayed here.
02:02
I don't have any smoke or fire.
02:04
If there's anything you want to hit up there that's too hot, go ahead, but we're good down here.
02:21
Okay.
02:23
Your first 20 minute accountability.
02:27
Office.
02:32
Copy all the counter, 11145.
02:40
Good.
02:45
Alright, when you go into sliding doors on the D side, which way are you guys turning? Are you turning to the left or to the right? There's that bathroom.
03:03
Say you're more towards the front of the structure, correct?
03:13
Sorry to me, can you do that?
03:16
You're more towards the front or that where all the sliding doors are that front is where you are, correct?
03:23
Right, the Alpha Delta corner is where we are.
03:27
The entrance on the Delta side, so in the air street.
03:29
It could be on the left-hand side.
03:31
Alright,
03:35
we got a minute. Come out here and talk to Chris.
03:39
Stand by.
03:46
Call space to 22.
03:51
Good.
03:54
Alright, I've got enough photos now.
03:57
I'm going to hit this area down here one more time with this garden hose.
04:01
Let your heat signature look now.
04:06
You'll be still holding that 200.
04:08
All right.
04:12
Alright, I'll be spraying it down.
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Iron Branch Rd, Delaware
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