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Press Releases:
Fifth Street Fire, San
Juan Bautista
November 27, 2010
On Friday November 26,
2010, at 20:37 hours, the San Juan Bautista Fire
Department was dispatched to a report of a structure
fire at 117 Fifth Street San Juan Bautista. 117 Fifth
Street is a ten unit, two story apartment complex, in
which eight of the apartments were occupied, at the time
of the fire. Upon arrival of the Fire Department, a San
Benito County Sheriff's Deputy was on scene and had
begun evacuated the apartment's that were not involved
in the fire. When Fire units arrived Apartment one and
six were fully involved with extension into the common
attic of the second story. One vehicle in the parking
lot in front of unit one was also on fire.
One person was found in the parking lot of the complex
with fire related injuries and was treated at the scene
by San Benito County AMR and flown by CALSTAR to Santa
Clara County Valley Medical Center and is in serious
condition.
The Fire was brought under control approximately 30
minutes after it was reported. During the suppression of
the fire an unidentified person was found deceased in
unit one. The cause and manner of death will be
investigated by the San Benito County Sheriff-Coroner's
Office.
San Juan Bautista Fire Department requested mutual aid
from the Monterey County Arson Task force to assist in
the investigation of the fire. Investigators from the
Seaside Fire Department and North Monterey County Fire
Departments responded to assist. The cause of the fire
is undetermined at this time and under investigation.
Seven families were displaced by the fire and were
assisted by the San Benito Red Cross. The San Juan
Bautista Fire Department received mutual aid from the
Hollister Fire Department and San Benito County Fire to
suppress the fire. The building did not have an
automatic sprinkler system.
Anyone who may have witnessed the fire or have
information is urged to contact Troy Leist at
831-899-6790
Press inquires may be directed to Fire Chief Chris
Finstad at 831-623-4513
Chris Finstad
Fire Chief,
San Juan Bautista Fire Department
(831)623-4513
WWW.SJBFD.COM
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