*****PRESS RELEASE*****
CITY OF BRENTWOOD
FIRE AND RESCUE
From: Fire Chief Brian Goss
Date: April 26, 2013
Subject: Press Release: Structure Fire at 5733 Cloverhill Drive
STRUCTURE FIRE AT 5733 CLOVERHILL DRIVE
At approximately 8:35 p.m. last evening (Thursday), Brentwood Fire
& Rescue personnel were dispatched to a structure fire at 5733 Cloverhill
Drive near Cloverland Drive. Upon
arrival Engine 1 reported flames and smoke coming from a steel garage of
pole-type construction approximately 50’ X 100’ in size.
Crews set up an exterior defensive attack given the advanced stage
of the fire and the fact that gasoline and tanks containing propane, acetylene,
oxygen, and nitrogen were reported to be inside. Crews knocked down the fire quickly and it
was reported under control within an hour.
The occupants called 911 when they noticed flames escaping from
the front corner of the garage door. No firefighters
were injured but one of the occupants received a small cut on his hand when he
attempted to contain the fire by closing the garage door.
The Fire Investigator will be on the scene this morning in an
effort to determine the cause of the fire.
Initial damage estimates are in the range of $50,000.
