Kona Village Apartments Fire (Bremerton, WA - November 13, 1997)

On November 13, 1997, an early morning fire in a large apartment building in Bremerton, WA, caused the death of four elderly residents and forced the evacuation of an additional 150 residents. Estimated property damage was in excess of $7.5 million.

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» Background
» Fire Origin and Spread
» Response Operations
» Casualties and Property Loss
» Critiques

Reproduced from Report 121 of the Major Fires Investigation Project conducted by Varley-Campbell and Associates, Inc./TriData Corporation under contract EME-97-CO-0506 to the United States Fire Administration, Federal Emergency Management Agency. Investigated by: John Kimball

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