Details from the fire marshal's "Fire Investigation Report" released to Global News concludes the fire was ignited when a cigarette butt was dropped between the openings of a wooden ramp and into a pile of dry leaves.
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Fire marshal report on blaze at Southeast Correctional Center
Details from the fire marshal's "Fire Investigation Report" released to Global News concludes the fire was ignited when a cigarette butt was dropped between the openings of a wooden ramp and into a pile of dry leaves.
Details from the fire marshal's "Fire Investigation Report" released to Global News concludes the fire was ignited when a cigarette butt was dropped between the openings of a wooden ramp and into a pile of dry leaves.
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[at approximately 1é0shvs, Wednesday, Octoba 25,2017, received acl rom PCC Pound! Mobil Communication Center)
{requesting cal Fre Chief Dora Cormier rom the Shediac Fre Departmen that had been dispatched to area the Southeast
[correctional Cerwe fact inthe Shediac ara, was sai that the RP oer leo on seane requesting ou attendance sit wasnt leat
lon the cause or nature ofthe ie. The incident was located at 435 Ino Road, Shediac, Mesroriand County, Province of New Brunswick,
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arived at tne scene a appronimately 181Shsthe same day and was met by Fre Chief Donald Cormier who prouided me deta
|suroxnding the incident. Chief Comer explained tha they received the call at approximately 1430s andthe fact that thecal came
jn tom l-staras 2 posi re he immeciately ald for Mutual.
{chet conmier expats hat upon ata! there washes back sake coming fom the rot portion f te correctional faci located
lon the rear eastside ofthe building. Dieppe re Department and Hate Aboujagane Fire Department were called as mutl ad and
Ietped contain the freto the cutsde roo ara, to which wos under contol thn a couple of Mout,
het Cormier aso stated thatthe inmates were moved tothe outside with the help fom theloclPlice and Correctional employes to
[safe area ofthe facity and no injuries were reported to anyone ncn the Me suppression crews,
[Aopcoximatey 20:20hr, afte the re was out and al ho spots were extinguished, myself and Captain Jen Boucreas rom the Shela
fre partment entered the corectena city and made ou way to whee the fre ogiated and performed aprliina’y
lobseration ofthe damages received fom the hein order to make plans forthe fre Inesigation which would st he next moring
lat 200 ote making sure the section where the fre took place wes secured forthe night, twas agree to meet the folowing day,
Joctober26 20172 830 sto begin the investigation on the cause and ain of there. A fre watch was mandated overnight Because
tne esas had ten dsabled in that section a the bulding de othe cient
[tes cscussing the petiinary observations with Chief lnvestigtor eff Crossover the phone he suggested that Fre investigator
[caries Lesianctrom the Noncton Fre Department jon me in the investigation as an extraresource to hep with te Investigation
[Roger Richard (Maintenance explains that when he head onthe portable adi that smoke was scene at the back ofthe ety he
|mmacatel started making his way towardsthe second floor where the terrace slacated, and ashe wa going to the second foot he
sd over theradio Control 1 Call 1-1 John Cana wasals allowing him upstairs, When they arived on the second for Wr. echard
low fomes onthe ther side ofthe windows that overlooks the race area. He immedtey grabbed the ie extinguisher and soon
fs he opened the door leading onto the terrae the windows broke andallowed smoke and heat toenter inside and activated Ue aa,
including the sprinkler head that activated nearest tothe windows.
ca neppened very quick sa tr. char ar then goes on to explain hate cose the door again and shot afte he head on
[heradioto goto the electrical room ta shut off the HVAC uni thet was located rectly over he fertace east woud’ dew smoke
throughout the baling asthe smoke was making ts way toward the HVAC unit at at
time He inicated thatthe fire departmenthad aved at ta time.
Note Interviews re onthe tached documents.
lpaopenry Descmrion
[The ove $36.4 millon Southeast Regional Corectional Centre cpened in September of2012 tis designe to house 180 at fenders
Jan employs 107 sa nluding 0 eacectionloices. he bulking ncudes fll mecca and dental facies well ase mental
heath unitand oer specialized units.
[Tre 2200 square metre facts most} covered in brick with afew extros walls onthe second level covered with coxrgated steel
sheeting Pc #0402 an 4071), The entire roof ofthe Bullen was constructed a at roo! styl covered with lle out asphalt
material nd quid te,
[The 2240s, ft. trace onthe second floor hada couple of picnic tables where employees were alone ogo eat hunch, o senp'y
jaoto getfresh a uring ther lunch break whic ha the same type fold out asphalt onthe entire Neo area. This area was ao.
sed a5 a aces tothe mechanical room locatedon the eastside ofthe trace
[the aces of orgn of the re was determined tobe within the locaton ofthe race area a was pointe out crng the preliminary
investigation ae was the location where most ofthe damages appeared to be,
[upon inspection twas observed that the wooden ramp eacng othe secend Neo om ouside of he trace had the este feet
Iompletely consumed ard ypon Coser inspection ft was determined have burned frm the bottom, This was the only portion ofthe
ramp that was completely compromised ty re, other than where had burned up though from underneath in varus areas.
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