FIRE INCIDENTS FROM NFPA FILES Compiled and written by Richard Campbell, NFPA Research Group Punch Deck® Open Area Rack Deck Punch Deck® Plus Flat Cap | Open Area Rack Deck runway when its left engine began to leak fuel, prompting the pilot in a following aircraft to warn of the leak. The aircraft had requested to taxi back to the terminal when the fire broke out. The National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) reported that the main fuel supply line coupling assembly had disconnected above and behind the left engine. NTSB sent a four-person team to investigate the incident. Residential WASHINGTON No smoke alarms in house fire that claims life of occupant Firefighters were dispatched to a residential structure fire following several calls to 911 at 3:15 p.m. reporting heavy black smoke and flames coming from a single-family home. Callers reported that the home was believed to be occupied by a woman with a mobility disability and that bystanders had attempted to look for the occupant but were driven back by heat. The battalion chief was first to arrive on the scene. The structure was described as 80 percent involved with fire and it was determined that crews would mount a defensive fire attack. Approximately 45 minutes after operations began, firefighters were able to enter the structure and found the occupant near a sliding glass door at the rear of the house, where she had succumbed to smoke inhalation injuries. After the medical examiner removed the victim's body, the fire department arranged for an overnight fire watch to maintain security until investigators returned in the daylight to examine the scene. Investigators determined that the fire originated in the living room, but could not establish a clear cause due to the amount of destruction. The home was not equipped with smoke alarms. The house was a two-story wooden structure with a ground-floor area of PROVEN SOLUTIONS ONE SOURCE DACS inc. 757-337-5005 dacsinc.com FlueKeeper® & FlueKeeper® HD Keeps Required Flue Spaces Open Fire and Heat Baffles Horizontal or Vertical N F PA . O R G / J O U R N A L * NFPA JOURNAL | 57http://nfpa.org/journal