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<br /> (q;:. <br />time. Also present was Investigator Myer from the :-'¡ew <br />Braunfels fire department and Roger Olsen with SHFHO. <br />Firefighters were still on scene conducting limited salvage <br />and overhaul operations under my direction. Their presence <br />created no adverse affect or conditions on my ability to <br />formulate a factual determination of the cause or origin of <br />this fire. <br /> An exterior examination was conducted in an effort to <br />identify all independent areas of fire involvement within <br />the structure, points of forced entry, as well as abnormal <br />fire ventilation patterns through the exterior and/or roof. <br /> It was clear that significant damage occurred in the <br />veranda area on the second floor of the old structure. There <br />was limited involvement of the warehouse connected by the <br />veranda. The first floor sustained limited involvement with <br />fire. The attic area sustained the most fire damage in <br />contrast with the veranda. the second floor was also heavily <br />damaged. <br /> An examination of all windows and doors was then <br />conducted in an effort to identify any forced entry into the <br />structure and none was found other than that to the <br />warehouse area. It was later determined that transients were <br />responsible for this entry over the last 5 yrs. Examination <br />of the rear door indicated no sign of forced entry. The only <br />accessible passage door was unlocked in the closed position. <br /> All windows were also included since broken clear glass <br />was found inside the dwelling as would be expected from the <br />breaking of a window during forced entry. As mentioned <br />earlier, all of the glass had been out of the windows for <br />some time prior to this fire. <br /> My examination then continued noting that the <br />electrical meter at the east wall was disconnected. The <br />natral gas meter had also been removed for some time. <br />INTERIOR <br /> Entry was made into the front door leading directly <br />into the first floor. The floor area in the warehouse area <br />had little fire debris due limited direct exposure'to fire. <br />Examination in the first floor area showed little <br />involvement in the fire. The floor in the connecting veranda <br />area fell to the first floor leaving a hole shaped in the <br />built-up floor on the second floor. The stairwell area had <br />been involved in a slow fire or exposure to heat. <br /> Examination of the second floor revealed extensive <br />damage to the entire area. Heat marks were close to floor <br />level. There was a rise in heat marks from the veranda area. <br />