Quote:We've got a few apartment complexes around here that are made jsut like those, and when they catch fire, they go quick!!! I don't know if it has to do with the type of construction or what, but I've seen fires at 2 different complexes, and they went up quick!! They usually end up as multiple alarms.
The type of construction had a lot to do with this fire. With the common attic and no firestop, the fire was able to spread throughout the entire unit. Investigators (I was not on-call at the time) determined this fire was caused by an electrical short in the wiring of this multi-family dwelling built in 1969.
Micah Bodford
Fire Investigator
City of Winston-Salem Fire Dept.
Fire Investigator
City of Winston-Salem Fire Dept.
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