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SPRINGFIELD DEPARTMENT OF FIRE & LIFE SAFETY
FIRE INVESTIGATION
DATE/TIME OF FIRE: 7-17-90 / 11:35 AM
LOCATION: 4260 DAISY STREET
SPRINGFIELD, OR.
INCIDENT: CARDBOARD BOX STARTED ON FIRE IN ATTIC
SLEEPING AREA
FIRE CAUSE: EIGHT YEAR OLD GIRL WITH MATCHES
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PROPERTY OWNER:
BATCHELOR, MARGARETT M.
P.O. BOX 611 SPFLD., OR. 97477
WILSON, FRANCES (MOTHER) DOB 9-24-23
4260 DAISY STREET (MAIN HOUSE).
WILSON, AL
4260 DAISY ST. (LIVES IN FRONT PORTION OF
CONVERTED GARAGE).
PROPERTY RENTER:
SUB- RENTER:
SUB- RENTER
WILSON,
WILSON,
. CHILDREN:
FRANK
LYNDA F.
CASEY
CASSANDRA
FRANCHESCA
TYRELL
DOB 6-27-49
DOB 10-12-63
DOB 7-31-79
DOB 3-25-82
DOB 6-15-87
DOB 11-13-88
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INVESTIGATED A FIRE STARTED TO A CARDBOARD BOX BY EIGHT YEAR
OLD CASSANDRA WIL~ON WITH MATCHES. THE FIRE OCCURRED IN THE
ATTIC SLEEPING AREA OF AN OLD GARAGE OUT-BUILDING THAT HAD
BEEN PARTIALLY CONVERTED INTO AN APARTMENT. THE SOUTH END OF
THE BUILDING HAD BEEN IN THE PAST REMODELED INTO AN
APARTMENT.
FRANK AND LYNDA WILSON, ALONG WITH THERE FOUR CHILDREN
RENT A BACK ROOM OF THE GARAGE FROM HIS MOTHER FOR $125 A
MONTH. LYNDA WILSON SAID THAT THEY HAVE LIVED IN THIS ROOM
FOR ABOUT A YEAR.
THIS ROOM AT THE NORTH END
APPROX. 10'X 10' IN SIZE.
YOUNGEST CHILDREN SLEEP IN
THERE IS EXPOSED WIRING ON
OF THE GARAGE IS UNFINISHED,
THE HUSBAND & WIFE AND TWO
THIS ROOM. NO SHEETROCK, &
THE CEILING AND WALLS.
A WOODEN 2 X 4 LADDER GOES UP THE WALL AND LEADS THROUGH A
SMALL CRAWL HOLE AND INTO THE ATTIC ABOVE THE GARAGE. THE
GARAGE ATTIC IS THE SLEEPING AREA FOR CASEY & CASSANDRA.
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THE ATTIC AREA IS UNFINISHED, EXPOSED WIRING, A LARGE OPENING
WHERE A POSSIBLE WINDOW USED TO BE, THAT IS AT FLOOR LEVEL OF
THE ATTIC WITH NO PROTECTION, HOLES WERE FOUND IN THE FLOOR
AREA OF THE ATTIC.
THE ATTIC AREA IS FULL OF BOXES, JUNK, AND GARBAGE TYPE
STUFF.
SOME OF THE HEALTH & SAFETY CONCERNS THAT NEED TO BE
ADDRESSED ARE:
1) AMOUNT OF PEOPLE LIVING IN THIS SMALL AREA
2) UNFINISHED ROOM
3) EXPOSED WIRING
4) KIDS SLEEPING IN ATTIC WITH HOLES IN FLOOR, EXPOSED
WIRING, OPEN WINDOW AREA, AND A LARGE AMOUNT OF JUNK AND
COMBUSTIBLES.
5) NO SMOKE DETECTORS PRESENT IN ROOM OR ATTIC
6) INADEQUATE STAIRS LEADING TO ATTIC.
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DICK E
DEPUTY FIRE MARSHAL
SPRINGFIELD FIRE & LIFE SAFETY