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Here's a
just a small collection of news stories
that have involved
electrical fires.
Sunday, 9 January 2005
It will be a race against time to have a northern Adelaide high school up
and running ready for the new school year. Fire
caused $250,000 damage to the Smithfield Plains High School overnight
with an electrical fault in the bursar's office blamed.
Metropolitan Fire Service spokesman Richard Gray says several other
offices have been affected by smoke and heat.
"I believe they've only got two weeks left before the school year starts
for the staff and another week after that before the children come back,"
he said.
"It'll take some sort of clean-up and rearranging to get their
administration relocated to another area."
April 25, 2003
Queensland
fire investigators suspect an electrical fault may have sparked this
evening's blaze at a Gold Coast theme park.
The fire broke out in the top level of the Wild West attraction at Movie
World.
The park was closed at the time and there were no injuries.
Fire Brigade area director Peter Dawson says the damage is extensive.
"The structure itself is a mixture of fibreglass and foam and more solid
reinforcing that supports the structure facade,
the ride I don't think will be operable for a while," he said.
"There is significant damage to the structure and to the electrical
componentry."
13 September 2001
The Victoria Police Arson Squad and the
Metropolitan Fire and Emergency Services Board fire investigators have
completed their investigations into the cause of the Melbourne GPO fire
and handed the site back to Australia Post.
Arson has been ruled out as a cause of the fire. The most likely cause
was an electrical fault.
Australia Post’s Victorian Commercial Manager, Peter Lavis said the task
of repairing the building would now commence.
“We’re working closely with Heritage Victoria and the Melbourne City
Council to make the building safe and waterproofed. Once this is done
planning can commence for the GPO’s repairs,” Mr Lavis said.
“It is still too early to say how long the process will take, but we’re
confident the building can be fully refurbished.”
Mr Lavis said Australia Post would proceed with its plan to redevelop the
GPO in a way that protects its heritage values, enhances public access
and ensures the building’s commercial future.
“Negotiations are continuing about the redevelopment and we hope to come
to an agreement over the next few weeks,” he said.
Mr Lavis said that Australia Post’s new retail outlet at the corner of
Little Bourke and Elizabeth Streets opened yesterday and is now fully
stocked.
“We’ve had a steady stream of customers to the new centre after our staff
worked tirelessly to get us back in business within only two days of the
fire,” he said.
Mr Lavis said post boxes would continue to operate from the GPO until mid
October when they will be permanently moved to a new site at 380 Bourke
Street (between Elizabeth and Queen Streets).
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