Boulder condominium fire cause ‘undetermined,’ fire officials say

BOULDER, Colo. – Hearth officers in Boulder mentioned Friday they had been unable to find out what precipitated an enormous blaze that engulfed dozens of items at a condominium on Pearl Avenue again in mid-October of final yr.

Boulder-Hearth Rescue mentioned investigators decided the hearth began exterior close to the west aspect of the condominium complicated, however after an intensive investigation, “the reason for the hearth has been declared undetermined.”

Investigators additionally discovered that the hearth sprinkler system contained in the condominium buildings and storage of the Whittier Residences was working appropriately on the time of the blaze within the early morning hours of Oct. 19. There have been no fireplace sprinklers on the exteriors or inside the attics of the constructing, in accordance with investigators.

Moreover, fireplace officers mentioned there was “no recognized fireplace or constructing code violations that will have led to the hearth,” in accordance with a information launch from the division.

A number of companies labored collectively to find out the trigger, in accordance with Boulder fireplace officers, and a number of investigative strategies had been used, together with Okay-9s, evaluation of doable ignition sources and intensive lab testing, however after reviewing all reviews and findings, “there have been no ignitable liquids discovered nor some other discovered sources of ignition … with no discovered proof of fireside setting.”

Whereas Boulder Hearth-Rescue’s investigation into the reason for the hearth is now closed, the investigation by the police division stays open.

There have been no reviews of accidents from the huge fireplace, although residents or guests jumped from the second and third flooring of the complicated when the hearth was raging.