Posted by: Kim_Hamilton on 05/14/2008 12:01 PM
Updated by: Kim_Hamilton on 05/14/2008 12:56 PM
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Electrical Short Causes Fire on Tuesday in Jenny Lind
Jenny Lind, CA...An electrical short in a bulb that was connected from one storage shed to a trailer with a 10 gauge wire, caused a fire on Tuesday evening at 8267 Ospital Road in Jenny Lind. Damaged were three storage sheds and a travel trailer. Estimated dollar damages are $20,000.00 for structures and contents. No injuries reported. Full CAL Fire report enclosed.....
May 13, 2008
08-CATCU 004316 CAL FIRE
CDF Tuolumne/Calaveras Unit Fire Report
8267 OSPITAL ROAD, JENNY LIND, CALAVERAS COUNTY
Time of call
2112 HOURS
Type of fire (structure, vegetation, vehicle, etc.)
STRUCTURE
Units, personnel responding (departments & equipment, i.e. breathing units, air tankers, etc.)
CAL FIRE UNITS RESPONDING:
VALLEY SPRINGS: ENGINE 4451
SAN ANDREAS: ENGINE 4461
LOCAL UNITS RESPONDING:
JENNY LIND FIRE: DIVISION CHIEF 110, CHIEF 110 & 110A, ENGINE 114 & 116, UTILITY 115, WATER TENDER 119
FOOTHILL FIRE: ENGINE 144, WATER TENDER 149
SAN ANDREAS FIRE: WATER TENDER 168
Injuries
NONE
Cause of fire (arson, children playing w/matches, electrical short, etc.)
ELECTRICAL SHORT
Damage estimate (breakdown structure/contents)
THREE STORAGE SHEDS AND AN 8’x14’ TRAVEL TRAILER WERE DAMAGED BY AN ELECTRICAL SHORT IN A BULB THAT WAS CONNECTED FROM ONE OF THE STORAGE SHEDS TO THE TRAILER WITH A 10 GAUGE WIRE. ESTIMATED DOLLAR DAMAGE IS $20,000.00 FOR STRUCTURES AND CONTENTS.
Time to extinguish
INCIDENT CLOSED MAY 14, 2008, 0046 HOURS
Miscellaneous (pets rescued, traffic diverted, crowd problems, etc.)
PG&E NOTIFIED
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