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07/15/2005: "Fire Scare At FH Labs"

(Assistant Chief Brad Creesy)


A heavy smell of burning electrical wire on Friday in the Library and offices of the Friday Harbor Labs resulted in a speedy precautionary response by SJI Fire Protection District 3. Office workers at the labs noticed a strong smell that was identified as being associated with electrical fires, and a quick check of possible sources of the problem indicated the smell may have resulted from a small transformer in a light fixture in the library -photo left.

The Assistant Chief of SJ District 3, Brad Creesy, checked out the building using a thermo imagining camera that detects "hot spots", and in combination with lab staff inspections, determined that whatever the original cause, the electrical breaker panel may have performed its proper function, and cut off power to the troublesome circuit(s). Further investigation as to the cause is being conducted. All-in-all, a happy ending.



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