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Incident Report – 05/09/1988
201 N Poplar St, Wilmington, DE 19801

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Summary

On May 9, 1988, Wilmington Fire Department responded to a fire incident at 201 N Poplar St, Wilmington, DE 19801, a residential use, multifamily dwelling.

The alarm was received at 7:22 PM and personnel arrived at 12:00 AM. The time to arrive was 19 hours, 22 minutes.

The following action was taken during the incident: extinguish.

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Location

Address 201 N Poplar St, Wilmington, DE 19801
County New Castle County
State DE
City Wilmington
Zip Code 19801
Mixed Use Residential use
Property Use Multifamily dwellings
Census Tract 000020
Detector Alerted Occupants Unknown

Timeline

  • Alarm

    Alarm received at

  • Arrived

    Arrived at

    Alarm to arrival: 19 hours, 22 minutes

Response

Incident Type Structure fire, other
Mutual Aid Given/Received None

Personnel

Support Personnel 0
EMS Personnel Unknown
Other Personnel Unknown

Fire Department

Name Wilmington Fire Department
Department Type Career
Address 22 S Heald St
Wilmington, DE 19801-5428
Phone (302) 576-3950
Website https://wilmingtonde.gov/departments/fire.htm

Actions Taken

First Action Taken Extinguish

Metadata

Incident Key DE_10100_050988_880971_00
State Delaware
Fire Department ID 10100
Incident Date 05/09/1988
Incident Number 880971
Exposure Number 00
NFIRS Version 4.1
Priority Cause Code Appliances

Legacy Fields

Estimated Dollar Loss 250
Day of Week Monday
Time In Service 20:10
Zip Code 19801
Method of Alarm Telephone direct to fire department
Type of Situation Found Structure fire
Type Action Taken Extinguishment
Number of Aerial Apparatus 0
Complex Apartment complex
Fixed Property Use Over 20 units
Mobile Property type Mobile Property Type not applicable
Area of Fire Origin Laundry room, area
Level of Fire Origin Below ground level or water level
Equipment Involved in Ignition Washing machine
Form of Heat of Ignition Short circuit arc from defective, worn insulation
Type of Material Ignited Plastic; insufficient information available to classify further
Form of Material Ignited Electrical wire, cable insulation
Ignition Factor Short circuit, ground fault
Construction Type Unprotected ordinary, not qualifying 5
Extent of Flame Damage Confined to the object of origin
Extent of Smoke Damage Confined to fire-rated compartment of origin
Detector Performance Detector(s) in the room or space of fire origin, and they did not operate
Sprinkler Performance Performance of Automatic Sprinklers undetermined or not reported
Type of Material Generating Most Smoke Type of Material undetermined or not reported
Avenue of Smoke Travel Most Significant Avenue of Smoke Travel undetermined or not reported
Method of Extinguishment Method of Extinguishment, Control undetermined or not reported
Property Damage Classification 100-999 dollars
Occupancy Type Single or double occupancy
Occupancy Code APARTMENTS, TENEMENTS, FLATS

Fire Report

Ignition

Heat Source Arcing
Item First Ignited Electrical wire, cable insulation
Type of Material Plastic
Cause of Ignition Failure of equipment or heat source
Factor Contributing To Ignition Short circuit arc from defective, worn insulation

Structure

Number of Residential Units 21

Number of Stories With Damage

Story of Fire Origin 26

Automatic Extinguishing System

AES Presence None Present

Detector

Detector Presence Detectors Present
Detector Operation Failed to Operate
Detector Failure Reason Undetermined

Mobile Property Involved

Mobile Property Type Tank truck - compressed gas or LP-gas

Equipment

Equipment Power Electrical, other
Equipment Portability Unknown
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