Comments | swift_fox: Fire Incident #287 (10/28/10 ~04:30)

swift_fox

Fire Incident #287 (10/28/10 ~04:30)

Oct 29, 2010 11:07

906 O'Brian Street, City of Millvale, PA - Residential Structure Fire. Dispatched Millvale (191), Cherry City (260), Bauerstown (259), Etna (149), & Aspinwall (102) for RIT. Police on scene report visible fire above the electric meter, on a two story residential structure and advise narrow street with access for one engine. Crews put two 1 3/4" ( Read more... )

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wolfwings October 29 2010, 18:30:08 UTC

...even if the furs that were in 508 are not insured, as the fire started in 506 they might be liable.

If it was actually caused by a short in the electrical meter, the local utility company would in that case be reasonably claimable as responsible, following chain-of-authority and the deep-pockets theory of lawsuits for civil (not criminal) charges.

Insurance companies just simplify matters, lack of insurance doesn't mean you're up shit creek. Just that you have to do and arrange all the paddling and oars and boat yourself instead of having one at hand.

keoniphoenix October 29 2010, 21:07:15 UTC

Liability claims can be done, BUT they are very, very expensive compared to what would ever be gained from winning the case.

-- John O.

gryazi October 30 2010, 21:51:57 UTC

Unless the local area is particularly odd, with something like this it would not be hard at all to get representation on contingency (I think 33% is customary in my area, but that might be steep and YMMV). If the meter frotzed it's on the utility, if the wiring frotzed it's on the homeowner, and in the latter - if the homeowner was insured there's a reasonable chance of recovery up to the property-damage coverage on the insurance ( ... )

kuddlepup October 29 2010, 15:58:27 UTC

Swift, I can prolly donate some clothing and possibly a little cash. Are there any donation sites or info we can let folks know about to help?

dobie October 29 2010, 16:15:05 UTC

Donation info is here: http://lildobe.livejournal.com/199892.html

Swift, would you please add this link to your main entry? Thanks!

tiggles October 30 2010, 08:36:28 UTC

Thanks. A few bucks sent, I hope...

tiggles October 29 2010, 16:36:41 UTC

That sucks mightily. :(

I hope nobody was injured.

swift_fox October 29 2010, 16:50:05 UTC

There were no injuries of the victims of this tragedy or the firefighters, thank goodness.

tiggles October 29 2010, 17:31:24 UTC

That's something, at least...

akirashima October 29 2010, 17:22:36 UTC

I have stuff
Toaster over
Microwave
all kinds of stuff
just send someone here and we can go shopping at casa de theads for them.

randomdiversion October 29 2010, 17:35:19 UTC

1) I hope they have insurance
2) They need to get back in there as soon as possible because if they don't looters will. If anything at all survived...

randomdiversion October 29 2010, 17:48:43 UTC

btw I'm an lj-acquaintance of akirashima, but am unemployed and 2000 miles away, so can't really offer anything of practical value. Just well-wishes. Just so you know who this stranger is, butting in.