Court of Inquiry
There was of course an official investigation. The board convened on 18 October and sat until 24 November. During that time 47 witnesses were called, 77 exhibits were entered into evidence, a total of 68 base and non-base personnel were involved directly and in support rolls with the inquiry. There were 55 recommendations. The Court produced 1661 numbered pages of questions and testimony, plus additional pages of facts, exhibits, endorsements and forwarding letters: the stack of paper is over 9.5″ thick! Captain Jack A. Obermeyer, USN, presided over the investigation.
See expanded section of Building 25 on following page.
found. SGT Rodrigues, USMC, was found to be dead on arrival at Camp Zama Hospital (0340
hours) despite mouth-to-mouth respiration. Cause of death was determined to have been caused
by asphyxiation and carbon monoxide poisoning.
This bypassed fuse may have been a contributing factor in the fire.
Source: US NCVA Special Publication, Kamiseya 40th Anniversary Fire Memorial
Station HYPO 
28 October 2025 at 19:54
I see that Station Hypo has removed, from this board, all the messages and comments stating that the real cause of the fire was not the electrical ciruitry, but the incinerator that was improperly installed, which had a number of blow-backs and caused some ingjuries, and which is believed by many, many folk who were on base and involved in the response to the fire to have been the real cause of the fire by igniting the wooden walls of the building. Just another batch of lies by the board of inquiry, that is what we are supposed to believe.
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