Fire at Paul Evert's RV

One of the service writers told me that he had left at 5:30 PM and all was well at that time.

My FW was outside.

Here’s an update. Who ever wrote the headline didn’t read the story very carefully. They are speculating that faulty wiring was the cause.

Wonder if the dealer is going to try to go after the RV owner and their insurance company for damages if in fact that is the case???

"Faulty wiring of RV refrigeration unit" is what the story update says caused it now. Shame no matter what the cause.

Dutch_12078 wrote:

Old-Biscuit wrote:
"The fire began in the auto body-paint shop. Investigators say an RV inside the building started smoldering."

Paint fumes are highly flammable.....just saying

Does it strike anyone as odd that an RV in the body-paint shop would even have the fridge turned on?

No. How else would they be able to see if the fridge is maintaining it's cooling abilities? Not saying thats the reason, but owners do have trouble with their fridges. Apparently this fridge was having problems.

FRESNO, Calif. (FOX26 NEWS) —
UPDATE: Wednesday, Feb. 21: CalFire says the fire at Paul Evert's RV Country was caused by a refrigeration unit in an RV that was stored in the mechanic shop.

JimR

As a retired fire captain I can tell you the answer to any reporter or person at the scene to the cause question, "It's under investigation."

K Charles wrote:
A paint booth should be able to contain a fire for one hr according to NFPA standards.

I didn't read anything indicating it was in the paint booth, just that it was in the body shop building.

A paint booth should be able to contain a fire for one hr according to NFPA standards.

Dutch_12078 wrote:
Does it strike anyone as odd that an RV in the body-paint shop would even have the fridge turned on?

yep