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Mr. Andrews was awarded the Certified Fire and Explosion Investigator (CFEI) certification by the National Association of Fire Investigators (NAFI) in 2010.

Representative Fire Cases

 

Investigation and litigation/trial

 

Apartment building fire – Columbus, Ohio – ten fatalities – arson

 

Induction furnace explosion – Canton, Ohio – fatality

 

Hospital fire – Columbus, Ohio – emergency generator improperly serviced

 

Office building fire – Cleveland, Ohio – light fixture in law office

 

Warehouse fire – Toledo, Ohio – arson, improper service to suppression system

 

Residential fire – Columbus, Ohio – combustibles in proximity to kitchen stove

 

Fire in vehicle – Columbus, Ohio - Severe burn from 20# propane tank fire

 

Residential explosion – Enon, Ohio - natural gas pipeline leak – double fatality

 

Residential fire – Cleveland, Ohio – arson found by jury

 

Residential fire – Port Clinton, Ohio – landscape lighting transformer

 

Bus terminal explosion - Akron, Ohio - natural gas fueling depot – defective relief valve

 

Natural gas filling station explosion – Toledo, Ohio – defective component

 

Jewelry store fire – Columbus, Ohio – faulty power strip

 

Tavern fire – Cleveland, Ohio – arson

 

Grocery store fire – Youngstown, Ohio – arson not found by jury

 

Supermarket fire – Findlay, Ohio – fluorescent light fixture ballast suspected

 

Office fire – Chagrin Falls, Ohio – coffee maker found not defective by jury

 

Mobile home fire – West Union, Ohio – arson

 

Vehicle fire – Portsmouth, Ohio - arson

 

Warehouse fire – New Philadelphia, Ohio – cutting torch – jury found accidental

 

Oil refinery waste water treatment plant explosion – Toledo, Ohio – welding equipment

 

Furniture factory fire – Jackson, Ohio – coating/painting line

 

Warehouse fire – Waverly, Ohio – arson by security guard

 

Chemical plant explosion – Newark, Ohio – pressure vessel

 

Wood-burning steam generation plant – Akron, Ohio – suppression system failure

 

Warehouse fire – Toledo, Ohio – arson

 

Residential fire – Cleveland, Ohio – exposure fire/arson

 

Apartment fire – Van Wert, Ohio – defective refrigerator found to be cause by jury

 

Warehouse fire – St. Marys, Ohio – undetermined

 

Residential fire – Cleveland, Ohio – defective oil filled space heater

 

Manufacturing plant – Circleville, Ohio – conveyor belt

 

Residential fire – Cleveland, Ohio – power cord crushed by water bed frame

 

Residential fire – Bucyrus, Ohio – gasoline used in kerosene space heater – fatality

 

Residential fire – Mansfield, Ohio – water heater

 

Garage fire – Marietta, Ohio – battery charger

 

TV satellite truck – Columbus, Ohio – improper towing

 

Fast food restaurant fire – Mansfield, Ohio – suppression system failure

 

Thermite plant explosion – Elyria, Ohio – aluminum powder ignited – fatality

 

Apartment fire – Berea, Ohio – unattended cooking appliance

 

Printing plant fire – Dayton, Ohio – electrical

 

Pick-up truck – Columbus, Ohio - arson

 

Residential fire – Cleveland, Ohio – careless smoking - fatality

 

Dormitory fire – Gallipolis, Ohio – candle in proximity to combustibles

 

Residence fire – Columbus, Ohio - candle in proximity to combustibles – fatality

 

Investigation with no resulting litigation

 

Explosion at soft drink warehouse – Columbus, Ohio - forklift propane tank

 

Residential fire – Dayton, Ohio – furnace suspected

 

Office building fire – Columbus, Ohio – consumer tower fan suspected

 

Bank building fire – Marysville, Ohio – cause undetermined

 

Race track barn fire – Lebanon, Ohio – bucket heater

 

Galvanizing plant – Marion, Ohio – natural gas piping

 

Scrap furnace breakout – Gallatin, Kentucky – cracked cooling panel

 

Warehouse fire – Detroit, Michigan – undetermined


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