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stage for a (Iesfmcriee NAM At this large retirement cnnmmnity. '1 he cnrnmunily contained nearly l,lx)n cesndominiuuss. Arranged lives or four units Its a building. the struclurc in which Ihe fire began was A esnnsfnty. wnnd frame "finsir plex" Thal nirmured 2fN1 by 50 her II was sided with crdar trial lad born applied vertirnlly, and cellar shakes covered Ihe tried. Content-, block walls intended In reduce noise infillnlion from one unit In annlhcrxrpa• filed each unit, hill they onlyexlauird firms Ilse bawnsenl In Ihe ceiling, «rat- ing a cnnunnn attic. All four mnils were equipped with smoke (]etc( lots Ihnl were lied hill) fife orb site security nfficc, which ntnnilmed them 26 hrstms A day. At d 2n pas• A resident called file office Io report that flames %%ere coming lion file roof of a nrathy building. Ihe rife derailment responded lnuudialrly, hill fast -is rite sills !mind the slruclnre nl- ready %tell Invnlvrd,'they called for help And 150 rirrrighlers responded In Ili scene with 20 pieces of arparalus. 'I lie rite binned sn slickly Ihal the fire- fighters' Initial effnfl.s wcrr. 11hrefrd aI pmlrrling Ilse exposures (tons flying brands And radiant heal, which cracked windows and threatened combustible siding. 1 he rile crews bronght the rite under cnnlrol within 65 ininules with sealer supplied frrnn n hydtmd And a tanker shulllr, and lifted frmn a local pond. Afop-np news remained At the scene mtlil midnight. Official; flared file fire loan anal• limited gas -fired cooking grill resealed on A patio near lite building. Anlhorilie% believe that this grill Igni led fhe combos• lihle cedar siding. Fvi(Irnliy. Ihe rite traveled up the nulside of Ills building hclwrcn [lie siding and the one -hoar riled dry wall, [hen entered Ihe attic and invnlvrd Ilse cedar -shake roof covering. officials alto Well that, nllhnngh the building's smoke dcledors activated the rite Adams xymems property, rite alarms were inadegnafcly nuniilored, and f - rite was nil reported to fire officials lu..., neighbors saw it break through the roof. the 95Ttreat. coupled with in- to 15.mile-per-hour winds, took their loll nil the firefighters: Six were treated for heat exhaustion. Another firefighter was treated for a knee injury, and f%vo others fmrsmeske inhaialinn. However, there were noeivilian injuries. 'rite rife destroyed file Condominium building, a six -rat garnge, and Iwn nu- Ionmbilrt at fife building of origin. rirc(ghters prevented damage In other exposed condmninlum buildings, de- spite Ihe winds, the flying brands, And the wood -shingled roofs. Damage esli. nmic% were on the order of SI million, tire to al value or the building of origin. ME fJn F.h Cc At an wl ne ac pi tc sl 16 24 rIRE IOURNAI - Rll Y/AUGUST 1987 1