SMS Incident Report F3619361
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OXFO792
00:00:32
00:08:48
00:09:20
01:14:49
FICANTE02
06:32:45
10:22:41
EVENTSCC1
07:16:09
Notifications
Date
Time
Party Notified
12 Dec 2022
03:12:22
MAINPOWER
12 Dec 2022
03:24:03
CFO OXFORD PAGED RE K99
12 Dec 2022
03:24:10
VSO CANTERBURY PAGED RE K99
12 Dec 2022
04:02:17
ON CALL FI CANTERBURY
AGED TO CONTACT
FIRECOMS
12 Dec 2022
04:07:56
FI CANTERBURY ACK - TRANSFERED TO OXFO791 CELLPHONE
Message Log
Time
Message
02:57:39
https://web.pcl.govt.nz/?ecn=
02:57:39
INC INFO: GARAGE FIRE
02:57:41
** LOI search completed at 12/12/22 02:57:40
02:57:47
** Recommended unit OXFO791 for requirement PUMP (>0.4 km)
** Recommended unit
02:57:47
OXFO792 for requirement PUMP (>0 4 km)
02:57:49
Station Selcal used to Initiate Alerting. (OXFO791 at 3579 OXFORD 193791)
02:57:49
Station Selcal used to Initiate Alerting. (OXFO792 at 3579 OXFORD 193791)
02:57:51
ALERTING_COMPLETED OXFO791
02:57:51
ALERTING_COMPLETED OXFO792
Under Official Information Act
02:58:21
PART OF A RETIREMENT COMPLEX - RINGWOOD VILLAGE
02:58:30
ATTACHED TO A HOUSE
02:58:53
UNIT NUMBER 5
02:59:05
** Event Location changed from "3 PARK AV,OXFORD,WAIMAKARIRI DISTRICT" to "5\3 P
02:59:05
ARK AV,OXFORD,WAIMAKARIRI DISTRICT" at: 12/12/22 02:59:05
02:59:06
** LOI search completed at 12/12/22 02:59:06
Released
03:01:12
AL: PAGING ACK TIMED OUT FOR STATION: 3579 at 12-12-22 03:01:12
03:04:50
Unit OXFO791 [ K1 : PROCEEDING TO INCIDENT]
03:05:24
Unit OXFO792 [ K1 : PROCEEDING TO INCIDENT]
03:05:40
Unit OXFO791 [ K99 : PROPERTY FIRE WELL INVOLVED]
03:06:39
Unit OXFO792 [ K2 : IN ATTENDANCE AT INCIDENT]
03:12:18
**
03:12:25
**
03:13:59
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03:14:05
ETA POWER 30 MINS
03:14:06
**
03:21:13
Unit OXFO791 [ KC : UNIT CALLING]
03:28:21
VSOCANTE03 CALLS IN TO ACK PAGE
03:33:07
**
03:33:25
MAINPOWER ADVISE FAULT PERSON JUST PASSING THROUGH CUST
03:45:47
Alarm Timer Extended: 0
03:47:22
Alarm Timer Extended: 0
04:00:15
Unit OXFO791 [ KC : UNIT CALLING]
04:00:48
.
04:01:00
Unit OXFO791 [ K11F : FIRE RISK MANAGEMENT REQUIRED]
04:02:01
**
04:02:19
**
04:07:32
***
04:07:59
**
04:12:08
Unit OXFO792 [ K7 : AT NORMAL STATION]
04:15:11
.
04:16:09
FICANTE02
ADV
WILL BE GOING TO SCENE @APPROX 0930HRS THIS
MORNING -
04:16:09
WILL LIAISE CLOSER TO THE TIME TO BE ATTAHCED
04:16:11
.
04:25:58
Unit OXFO791 [ KC : UNIT CALLING]
04:26:28
Unit OXFO791 [ K4 : ON RT INSIDE NORMAL TURNOUT AREA]
08:49:18
Unit FICANTE02 [ K1 : PROCEEDING TO INCIDENT]
09:30:05
Unit FICANTE02 [ K2 : IN ATTENDANCE AT INCIDENT]
10:13:28
Alarm Timer Extended: 0
Under Official Information Act
10:13:29
Unit EVENTSCC1 [ K7 : AT NORMAL STATION]
13:14:11
Unit FICANTE02 [ STOP : MESSAGE] INV COMPLETE
13:20:00
Unit FICANTE02 [ K4 : ON RT INSIDE NORMAL TURNOUT AREA]
17:09:36
** BULK CLOSED VIA A SQL SCRIPT - FENZ REQUEST
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CAD Number
F3619361
Incident Reporter
Incident Controller
Distance Travelled (km)
Delay In Receiving Call
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Comments
12/15/2022 1:21:46 PM
Reporter Comments
I was paged as the on-call Specialist Fire Investigator to assist the Officer in
Charge with the determination of origin and cause of the fire. I arrived at the
address at 9:30 a.m. and began a scene examination with ARR
.
Description and use of property
The building was a single level shared house split into two units each with a semi
attached single garage. The building was constructed from concrete block, long
run iron roofing, concrete floor with aluminium window joinery and single glazing.
Pre-incident events
The
was home in bed at the time of the fire. The car in the garage had
not been driven for months and the mobility scooter had not been on charge.
The fire was reported to the Fire and Emergency NZ Communication Centre on
12th December 2022 at 2:57 a.m. via a 111 call.
Scene Examination
Exterior examination:
I began the exterior examination from the entrance to the garage and progressed
anticlockwise. There were smoke deposits around the top of the garage walls
indicating fire from within the garage. There were no signs of a fire starting on the
exterior of the building and the exterior was ruled out as the origin of the fire.
Interior Examination:
I began the interior examination by entering the garage through the main door.
Burn patterns in the conservatory indicated fire travel from the garage. Burn
patterns in the garage indicated the fire had started on the left hand side
(Northeast corner).
There were the remains of a mobility scooter behind the car and it was powered by
lead acid batteries. Damage to the scooter was from external fire from the left of
the car and the batteries had been damaged from external exposure to fire. The
mobility scooter was ruled out as there was no sign of fire starting within the
scooter and there were no charging cables near it.
On excavating the area to the left of the car I discovered a battery charger that was
not plugged into anything. Next to the battery charger was a set of jumper cables
Under Official Information Act
that were not in use. There was an oil column heater under the window that was
not plugged in, so it was also ruled out. Next to the heater was a mass of melted
garden matting and it was found to have a power cable running through it that
ended with a power transformer. The transformer was damaged by fire. Next to
the window was the location of an electrical socket. The socket had been
completely consumed by fire and there was a shadow and burn pattern indicating
the location of the power wires. On extracting the power cable from the mass of
burnt garden mat and placing it back at the socket location the burn patterns on the
insulation matched the burn patterns on the wall. The other end of the cable was
Released
found under the debris protected from fire and went through a hole in the block wall
into the conservatory and was connected to a pump inside a water feature. This
water feature was confirmed to have been running prior to the fire.
Area of Origin
The area of origin was determined to be the garage attached to the conservatory of
unit 5.
Point of Origin
The point of origin was determined to be the transformer plug at the power socket.
Supposed Cause
An electrical failure of power supply to the water feature igniting combustible
materials in the garage.
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Elimination of Other Possible Causes
Lightning strike was eliminated as there was no storm.
Focussed sunlight was eliminated as the fire was at night.
Discarded smoking materials was eliminated as the
was a non-smoker.
Mobility scooter was eliminated as the burn patterns did not support and the
scooter was not charging.
The car was eliminated as the
had not used it for months and was
banned from driving.
The battery charger was eliminated as it was not in use.
Spontaneous combustion was eliminated as there was no evidence to support this.
Deliberate ignition was eliminated as the house was secured at the time of the fire
and the
was home.
This fire is classified as accidental.
Jason Hobbs
12/15/2022 2:11:34 PM
Reporter Comments
Fire classified as accidental
Jason Hobbs
Under Official Information Act
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