News: Tracy Fire Department responds to house collapse

Sunday, January 27, 2008

News: Tracy Fire Department responds to house collapse

Photo by Bob O'Connor/Cal Fire News

Update: A man killed in a collapsed house in Saturday afternoon was identified today as an unlicensed contractor out of Stockton Rodel Pamintuan, 41, was inside the house at 3741 W. Grant Line Road in Banta when the building suddenly collapsed. Another man also in the house and was rushed to San Joaquin General Hospital for treatment of minor head injuries.

Cal-OSHA spokeswoman Kate McGuire said her agency was notified of the incident and received a report that said a beam inside the house was removed just prior to the collapse. She added that the agency will not investigate further. McGuire said the case is out of Cal-OSHA’s jurisdiction because Parmintuan was a private, unlicensed contractor.

Tracy, Ca - The Tracy Fire Department responded to a complete structural collapse of a house in Tracy Saturday, the collapse killed one Man and injured another one.

A house in rural Tracy that appeared as though it was being prepared for demolition collapsed today, killing a man and sending another to the hospital

Fire crews remove debris from the house as they worked to shore up the remaining section of roof. Photo by Glenn Moore/Tracy Press

An old house collapsed on the 3000 block of West Grant Line Road this afternoon, killing a man and injuring another as the two worked to demolish the house.

The two men, both described as being in their mid-30s, had emptied the house and seemed to be gradually tearing it down, said Tracy Fire Department Division Chief David Bramell.
The name of the man who died had not been released as of this afternoon.

The other man was driven by ambulance to San Joaquin General Hospital in French Camp for minor head injuries.

About 15 firefighters worked to carefully remove parts of the collapsed house to get to the man’s body.

Whole story at: Tracy Press - A house in rural Tracy that appeared as though it was being prepared for demolition collapsed today, killing a man and sending another to the hospital.

Photo from Glenn Moore -Tracy press

Photo by Bob O'Connor/Cal Fire News

Tracy Fire department radio communication frequencies:
Primary channel frequency of 155.055 mhz
Tactical channel frequency of 154.310 mhz.

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Sunday, January 27, 2008