Investigators have ruled out arson as a possible cause of a fire that engulfed the far seaward end of Oceanside Pier last week, causing extensive damage and forcing an indefinite closure of the historic seafront landmark in the northwestern corner of San Diego County.
The flames were completely out by 7 a.m., no smoke, no fire, Specht added. Fire officials could not give a definitive cause of the pier fire by Monday, but it is most likely an accidental cause, said OFD Fire Chief David Parsons."And everything leads us to believe, based on canine , reports, videos, witness interviews, fire dynamics, which is how fire moves, and then also patterns that we see in the structure ...
A formal report on the investigation will be released to the public in at least a matter of weeks, but perhaps more, he said. Over the course of the around-the-clock firefight, crews put a"trench cut" in the deck, removing a section of it to allow for access to flames burning underneath it and to prevent the blaze from traveling any farther down the pier to the east, the fire chief said.
Exactly when the public will regain access to the tourist-attraction structure remained unclear Monday, though city leaders were committed to reaching that goal"as quickly as possible," Parsons said."There is no other city that could boast this kind of public safety," Oceanside Mayor Esther Sanchez said at the press conference. Sanchez thanked local, state and federal agencies for stepping in to help.
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