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September 10
2007
Fire on Maple
Court
caused by a
lamp
The Newark fire
Dept. was alerted by the Wayne County 911 Center at 12:07 a.m. on
September 10 by a caller from one of the five apartments at 107
Maple Court, reporting an odor of smoke.
Firefighters'
observed heavy fire coming from a window on the second floor.
Firefighters under the direction of First Assistant Chief Rod Bliss
made a search for any trapped occupants and then attacked the fire
with a quick knock-down. The fire was confined to one upstairs
apartment with smoke and water damage to the apartment below the
apartment where the fire started.
Marbletown
Volunteer Fire Dept. was dispatched for stand-by duty at the Newark
hall, and Lyons Fire Dept. was called for their "fast team" to
report to the fire scene.
Also responding
were the Newark Police Dept., the American Red· Cross, and the
Newark Arcadia Ambulance.
Dick Colacino,
Public Information Officer for the Dept. reported that the majority
of the structure was untouched by the fire. The displaced occupants
may move back into the apartment building once the structure is
declared safe by Code enforcement Officer Mark Peake.
The fire
investigation was conducted by Newark Police Chief Fire Investigator
Dick Bogan, who reported that the apparent cause was a lamp from a
gooseneck style desk light placed too close to combustible
furniture, resulting in the stuffing material being ignited.
Twenty-five firefighters responded to the fire scene; the department
was back in service at 1:53 a.m. Monday.
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