North Port hoarder home catches fire for the second time this weekend
Scoop Publisher Francesco Abbruzzino
City of North Port
Crews responded back to the address of a previous fire on Densaw Saturday morning and found the home engulfed in flames.
The residence was secured prior to FD leaving the scene the previous evening. This home had hoarding conditions, which causes further complications for initial and subsequent responding crews.
The State Fire Marshal responded to the scene last night for the investigation and has not released his report, but initial responding crews’ preliminary investigation indicated that this was not an accidental fire. It has been determined it is an isolated incident with no threat to the public, and no further info will be released at this time.
Hoarding can be a fire hazard and many occupants die in fires in these homes. Often, blocked exits, and obstructed pathways interior to the house prevent escape from the home and create extreme life safety and hazard conditions for firefighters responding to these types of fires.
These fires have a totally different dynamic than that of an ordinary structure fire. The fuel load in a hoarder home can be as much as 10 times greater than that of an average home.
“These conditions are extremely dangerous for responding firefighters,” Fire Chief Scott Titus said. “ I am proud of the efforts of our crews, and thankful there were no injuries to our responders and no damage to surrounding homes.”
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