Post by wildre on Dec 12, 2005 10:57:15 GMT -5
From 98.7TheCoast website
12/12/05 - UPDATE: Cause Of Wildwood Boardwalk Fire Declared
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Fire investigators have released the cause of Friday afternoon's big fire on the Wildwoods boardwalk. Wildwood Fire Chief Conrad Johnson told our Scott Wahl this morning that the cause of the fire was electrical in nature; it was caused by a fan inside a ceiling heating unit at the Shore Plaza Motel.
Johnson says fire crews have formally handed over the fire scene to the owners of the property. He says the fire was a very difficult fire to fight, and there were four different attempts to fight the fire inside the hotel. Johnson says that after four attempts, a decision was made to fight the fire from the perimeter, and ladders and other fire equipment were used.
Fire crews stayed on the scene of the fire through Saturday evening, knocking down some hotspots and then putting them out. Johnson says five firefighters suffered minor injuries in the blaze, but everyone's ok. He joked that the firemen have had an endless supply of coffee and aspirin since the fire started Friday afternoon.
The hotel, along with some other businesses are a total loss. The very popular Sam's Pizza Palace, a Rita's Water Ice, and another shop were destroyed by the fire. Johnson says everything else at the fire scene, including the boardwalk and an amusement pier, were unscathed.
12/12/05 - UPDATE: Cause Of Wildwood Boardwalk Fire Declared
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Fire investigators have released the cause of Friday afternoon's big fire on the Wildwoods boardwalk. Wildwood Fire Chief Conrad Johnson told our Scott Wahl this morning that the cause of the fire was electrical in nature; it was caused by a fan inside a ceiling heating unit at the Shore Plaza Motel.
Johnson says fire crews have formally handed over the fire scene to the owners of the property. He says the fire was a very difficult fire to fight, and there were four different attempts to fight the fire inside the hotel. Johnson says that after four attempts, a decision was made to fight the fire from the perimeter, and ladders and other fire equipment were used.
Fire crews stayed on the scene of the fire through Saturday evening, knocking down some hotspots and then putting them out. Johnson says five firefighters suffered minor injuries in the blaze, but everyone's ok. He joked that the firemen have had an endless supply of coffee and aspirin since the fire started Friday afternoon.
The hotel, along with some other businesses are a total loss. The very popular Sam's Pizza Palace, a Rita's Water Ice, and another shop were destroyed by the fire. Johnson says everything else at the fire scene, including the boardwalk and an amusement pier, were unscathed.
