Market Incident
Incident Name: Market Incident
Date Reported: 8/16/2021
Time Reported: 2209 Hours
Incident Location: 3500 Market St. Riverside, CA 92501
Ward #: Ward 1 Edwards
Type of Incident: Highrise Structure Fire
Incident Number: RIV #21-025867
Control Time: 08/16/2021 at 2330 Hours
Fatalities:
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Displaced Persons:
Loss: $100,000
/* $20,000,000 */
Cause:
Evacuations: 50
Evacuation Comments: Sheltered on Market St.
Resources Assigned
Chief Officer(s): 1
Engine Companies: 4
Truck Companies: 2
Squad(s): 1
Ambulance(s): 1
Firefighter(s): 25
Safety Officer(s):
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Fire Investigator(s): 2
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Current Situation
On August 16, 2021 at 10:09 p.m., The City of Riverside Fire Department responded a first alarm structure fire assignment to the Hyatt Place Hotel located at 3500 Market St. for reports of a occupant in a hotel room trying to burn down his room he was occupying. Firefighters arrived to find the hotel being evacuated, light smoke on the second floor and the hotel room door locked with a fire sprinkler activation. The environment was safe for RPD Officers to assist firefighters with opening the door and securing the hotel room. Firefighters discovered a small fire in the hotel room extinguished by the fire sprinkler system.
The occupant was not located in the room and was located in the structure by RPD and detained. Firefighters assisted hotel staff with water removal from several hotel rooms and hallway. 4 hotel rooms were affected by the water from the fire sprinkler system. Approximately 50 occupants were evacuated from the structure and were allowed to re-occupy their room around 11:00 p.m. Hotel management were able to accommodate occupants that were displaced by the water damage to other unoccupied hotel rooms.
City of Riverside Fire Department Arson Investigators responded to the scene and working with RPD conducted an investigation that is still ongoing.
There were no firefighter or civilian injuries.
Estimated damage is at $100,000.
Assisting Aid Agencies
Incident Commander: Battalion Chief Bruce Vanderhorst
Prepared By: Battalion Chief Bruce Vanderhorst
Date / Time Posted: 8/17/2021 0645
Information Center: 951.826.5321
