FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
November 17, 2012
Date of incident November 17, 2012
Residential Structure Fire at 62105 Airport Rd.
Slidell, LA.-St. Tammany Fire District#1 responded to a residential structure fire at 62105 Airport Rd., just north of Interstate 12. In 7 minutes firefighters arrived on the scene to find a 2000 square foot duplex with heavy smoke showing from one side of the residence. Firefighters were able to extinguish the fire within 9 minutes of arriving on the scene.
Firefighters pulled two occupants from the residence. Both occupants were placed on oxygen and medically evaluated by firefighter/paramedics. They were later transported by a local ambulance company to Slidell Memorial Hospital for further evaluation and treatment.
The cause of the blaze was a cooking fire on the stove. There was moderate fire damage to the kitchen and extensive smoke and heat damage throughout the rest of the home. The fire was discovered by a neighbor who saw smoke coming from the residence.
1st alarm: 00:11
On scene: 00:18
Under Control: 00:27
Units: 9
Firefighters: 15
Injuries: 2
Cause: Cooking Fire
For more information contact Chief of Fire Prevention Chad A. Duffaut
at 985-646-4387
