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Spokane Fire - Media Release Thursday September 9 - 12:11 AM
 
Structure Fire
Date : Address : Officer :
12/17/2009 2404 West Longfellow Joel Fielder/Battalion Chief
Narrative :
Today, December 16, 2009 the Spokane Fire Department responded at 9:54 AM to 2404 West Longfellow, Glover Jr. High on a reported fire in the building. Fire crews arriving on scene found light smoke showing in one of the hallways and upon further investigation discovered a small fire at an electrical panel at the buildings west wing. The fire was quickly extinguished and the remaining fire crews isolated the hallway from the rest of the school and began a systematic removal of smoke from the structure. Spokane Public School representatives’ were on scene to direct all evacuation and student transfers to another location. One firefighter was injured when he slipped on an unsecured cover over an underground vault. There were no reported injuries to any civilians
Cause :
The cause of the fire is under investigation by the SFD Special Investigation Unit.
Damage :
The fire damage was confined to an electrical panel and its associated wiring.

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