| Electrical Fire on Taftville-Occum Rd July 21,2006 - At around 12:30hrs Taftville was dispatched mutual aid to a basement fire on Taftville-Occum Rd in the Occum Section. Et-21, Tower-25 and Et-22 responded with 10 firefighters. The fire was in an electrical fuse box. the fire was extinguished when power was cut to the building. No firefighters were injuried. |
| Occum ET-42 in front of the address |
| Taftville ET-21,Tower 25, ET-22 with ET-42 on right |
Above-The electrical fuse box where the fire started, notice the damage to the left fuse box.
while checking the house with a TIC, it was noticed numerous air conditioners, TV's, and
other appliances were running off this old 110v system. With all the appliances that we in
the united states use today, these old systems can not take the required voltage.amperage
for today appliances
while checking the house with a TIC, it was noticed numerous air conditioners, TV's, and
other appliances were running off this old 110v system. With all the appliances that we in
the united states use today, these old systems can not take the required voltage.amperage
for today appliances
| The fuse blocks that were pulled from the panel |