Deputy State Fire Marshals are conducting an origin and cause investigation of an evening fire that occurred on November 1, 2018, in a one story single family dwelling located at 8916 Erie Avenue in North Beach. The property is owned by Reba Childs. However, the house was a rental and there were two occupants currently living at the residence.
The 911 call was received at approximately 6:05 p.m. from a passerby who discovered the fire. North Beach Volunteer Fire Department responded to the one alarm fire with with approximately 45 fire personnel from surrounding Departments. It took firefighters approximately 15 minutes to control the fire. The damage caused approximately $70,000 to the structure and approximately $15,000 to the contents. Once the fire was extinguished they found a deceased adult male occupant in the residence.