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Fires kill 2, displace residents
Delay, lack of sprinklers were factors
BY ELISABETH ARRIERO
ASSISTANT CITY EDITOR
TWo major apartment fires in
Carrboro in 2007, one at Colonial
Village at Highland Hills and
another at Ashbrook Apartments,
collectively left *6 residents dis
placed, two injured and one dead.
Carrboro Fire-Rescue Chief
Travis Crabtree said delay in
response time and the lack of an
indoor sprinkler system led to the
rapid escalation of both fires.
“This makes a huge difference
when you consider that every min
ute, a burning fire doubles in size,'
he said.
On Sept. 30, a fire spread
quickly through an apartment at
Colonial Village at Highland Hills
on BPW Club Road in Carrboro.
By the time rescuers had arrived, a
large part of the 14-unit G building
already was destroyed.
“There was a 30-minute delay
on the fire department being
notified," Crabtree said. “By the
time we got there, four units had
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The fire claimed the life of 55-
year-old Gloria Ines Suarez, a UNC
employee. Two other residents,
roommates Susan Thorne and
Kristin Pietrowicz, sustained seri
ous spinal and foot injuries after
jumping 25 feet from their balcony
during the fire. Twenty residents
were displaced by the fire.
Three months later, Pietro wicz
said that only recently was she told
by her doctors that she could begin
standing and walking again.
“(Thome and I have) both been
in wheelchairs this whole time,"
Pietrowicz said. “Now we hast* walk
ers, and we are going to need to work
up to walking on our own again.’
Pietrowicz, who has since moved
back to Ohio, said the fire changed
her perspective on life. “I’ve had a
lot of time to read and think about
what’s really important.’ she said.
A Nov. 28 fire in Carrboro caused
extensive damage to an Ashbrook
Apartments building on Jones Fern
Road. The fire which originated in
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the 15-unit J building destroyed
four units, heavily damaged four
other units and moderately dam
aged the seven remaining units.
“The damage was extensive
because no one at the apartment
knew the building was on fire since
the fire was burning on the back
side of the building.’ Crabtree said.
“It took a call from people in a resi
dential area behind the apartment
complex to notify dispatch.’
All 26 residents of the build
ing were safely evacuated, though
three emergency personnel sus
tained minor injuries.
A1997 amendment to Carrboro
town code requires that apart
ments containing three or more
units be equipped with a sprinkler
system. But units built before 1997
are not subject to this amendment.
That exempted both the Highland
Hills and Ashbrook Apartments.
“To retrofit existing apartments
would be both difficult and expen
sive because it’s dosed construction,"
said Michael Canova, a Carrboro
code enforcement supervisor.
Fire also claimed the life of a
Hillsborough man Dec. 1. Roger
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rial started a fire in his living
room. Ray was using an oxygen
tank when the fire started, accord
ing to Hillsborough Fire Marshal
Jerry Wagner in a press release.
The oxygen tank is believed to have
caused the fire to spread faster.
Holiday lights in and around a
Christmas tree caused a fire Dec. 19
that damaged a two-story duplex
apartment in Chapel Hill. The fire
displaced two families, including
several children. Damage is esti
mated at $300,000.
Canova said residents can take
preventative steps by educating
themselves about proper ways to
dispose of cigarettes and the correct
way to install a smoke detector.
Crabtree said the fire department
offers free smoke alarm installation,
as well as chimney inspections. The
fire department also recently began
holding seminars at various apart
ment complexes to help residents
learn how to use fire extinguishers
and test smoke alarms.
Contact the City Editor
at citydesk@unc.edu.
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