Dreamland BBQ Fire Accidental Says Investigator
The popular Peachtree Corners barbeque restaurant's owners says they'll be back in operation in a few months.
The fire that heavily damaged Dreamland BBQ in Peachtree Corners on Wednesday, Jan. 16, was accidental according to Gwinnett County fire investigators. "The fire was determined to be caused by a neon sign transformer located in the attic space," said Lt. Colin Rhoden, spokesman for the Gwinnett County Fire Department. Rhoden said the sign was not being used by Dreamland but had been left there by the previous tenants. "It caused an electrical arcing condition in the attic which resulted in the ignition," explained Rhoden. Because the cause of the fire was deemed accidental, there will be no further investigation he said. "The building is a total loss," said Rhoden. The burning roof collapsed into the restaurant "causing substantial damage …
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Robert J. Nebel
8:34 am on Friday, February 1, 2013
Thanks Judy. My next questions would be: Is a plugged-in transformer something that does not appear out of the ordinary during an inspection? If a plugged-in transformer is something that is flat-out wrong, then is it something that can be overlooked during an inspection? Lastly, were there in fact, inspections over these years? more ›