FD: 'Hoarding' situation fuels Tempe house fire
An official said the house was a complete loss.
Photographer: ABC15
Copyright 2012 Scripps Media, Inc. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed.
Posted: 02/10/2012
TEMPE, AZ - An investigation is underway after a home in Tempe was destroyed by fire.
Tempe fire spokesman Mike Reichling said the house near Southern Avenue and Price Road is a complete loss.
Reichling said three people lived in what appeared to be a "hoarding" situation. He said the home was full of boxes, debris and collectibles piled up, making fighting the fire more difficult for crews.
Reichling said due to the increase in hoarding situations, firefighters are getting new training to deal with these types of fires.
A plume of white smoke from the fire could be seen across the east Valley.
There is no word yet on what sparked the blaze.
Copyright 2012 Scripps Media, Inc. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed.
PRINT
Did You Hear?
-
What? Tracking students using microchips
A school district in San Antonio has just unveiled plans to test out a new microchip system that will track students.
-
Huh? Bike-riding Darth Vader robs bank
The force was with employees an Ohio bank on Wednesday when a man wearing a Darth Vader mask robbed the place at gunpoint.
-
PHOTOS: AARP's sexiest men over 50
Who says older men can't be sexy? AARP just came out with its list of Sexiest Men Over 50 and the list is not just based on looks. Check out who made the list!
-
More Tempe News
-
Tempe man's body found in burned car
Sheriff’s detectives found the man's body inside his Lincoln Town car in a remote portion of northeast Maricopa County.
-
2 dead in Tempe murder-suicide ID'd
-
Historic building opens on Mill Ave.
-
ASU police searching for assault suspect
-
PD: 2 dead in Tempe murder-suicide
-
Tempe elects new mayor in close race
- LIVE Trends on ABC15.com
