California Fire Damage Insurance Claims Resources

Orange County Fire Suspect Laguna Hills Resident

2008-12-30T22:26:00.000-08:00

December 30, 2008 (by Otto Smyth)

According to burn injury lawyers in Los Angeles, authorities say the man they have arrested allegedly in connection with the Orange County fires has been identified as Matthew Deason age 29 and resident of Laguna Hills.

According to reports by Orange County Fire Department Capt. Greg McKeown, Deason allegedly started small blazes with a cigarette lighter in the vicinity bordering Mission Viejo and Laguna Hills on Sunday evening when the first fire began at approximately 9:30 p.m. The fire was began in the location where the vacant Mervins store in a commercial dumpster outside. The Mervins store is located in the vicinity of Alicia Parkway and Charlinda Drive according to the Orange County fire authorities the blaze that was set in the dumpster damaged the vacant building.

The second fire was set in the vicinity of Interstate 5 in the Laguna Hills area where a ten foot by ten foot grassy area was burned. A statement by Capt. McKeown the areas the fires were set it was possible to see one fire from the other one.

Another fire was set in the back of a two-story office building and the flames were reported at approximately 11:00 p.m. and are reported to have caused approximately $500,000 in damage to the building.

There was a fourth fire set in an area of a building still under construction; this fire was put out before extensive damage could be done. The fifth fire that was set was in the same vicinity as the Mervin's fire, in a recreation room of an apartment complex.

According to Capt. McKeown surveillance of the areas where the arson had taken place by an investigator, where what he termed three persons of interest were seen. Deason was seen at one of the fire scenes riding a bicycle.

Deason was questioned by authorities and confessed to starting the fires without any accomplices to sheriff deputies and was arrested for allegedly starting the five fires in the separate locations.

Mounting Damage From Southern California Storm

2008-12-17T21:02:00.000-08:00

December 15, 2008 (by Otto Smyth)

According to reports the powerful storm that struck the area is responsible for vehicle accidents in which two people have died.

A roof collapse at the Anaheim adult occupational school is being blamed on the storms, which forced the evacuation of 250 adult students and teachers. According to the police spokesman Sgt. Rick Martinez there were at least seven people injured and transported to the hospital after the roof collapse at the North Orange County Regional Occupational Program. After the roof collapse teachers moved the students to a warehouse across the street where they could take count of the students to ensure everyone was accounted for.

The weather is also the reason why many of the residents in the suburb to leave their homes in Yorba Linda the former wildfire area after the order to evacuate in case of mudslides.

The California Highway Patrol has stated one of their officers age 29 who was directing traffic around the scene of an accident in the Hacienda Heights area east of Los Angeles was struck and killed.

According to police an armored vehicle rolled down and embankment in the San Diego area fatally injuring at least one person.

The Freeway Complex Fire Damages High—Alleged Cause Suspected

2008-11-21T07:05:00.000-08:00

November 19, 2008 ( by Otto Smyth)

According to reports by Anaheim Hills fire restoration contractors, the fire that has been dubbed the Freeway Complex fire, which firefighters were alerted November 15th at 9:01 a.m. The fire traveled along Green River Drive in Corona burned in four counties. The fire consumed an approximate 30,305 acres and while officials are just beginning to assess the damages what is suspected of starting the fire is hot exhaust from a passing vehicle.

According to a report today by fire officials there are an estimated 30 homes that were destroyed by the fire that have been added to the list making the total 187. According to the interim City Manager Bill Kelly the damage done to homes in Yorba Linda is estimated between $125 and $135 million, with 118 homes destroyed and 53 homes damaged. Fire Chief Roger Smith reported that the property damage in Anaheim is estimated at $17.4 million.

Orange County Fire Update

2008-11-21T06:54:00.000-08:00

November 19, 2008 ( by Otto Smyth)

According to reports Orange County fire reconstruction builders, the Irvine Regional Park on Sunday at approximately 7:00 a.m. was where 300 firefighters gathered using this as a command base while battling what has become known as the Triangle Complex fire. This includes both the Brea Orange County fire and the Freeway Complex fire.

At this point fire officials are stating that 106 homes have been damaged and the fire has consumed 10,475 acres. While fighting the blaze seven firefighters have been injured, four were injured in Corona in Riverside County in the vicinity of the 91 Freeway in the Green River area and the 55 Freeway, the firefighters were injured a short time after it has broken out at approximately 9:00 a.m.

According to fire Chief Mike Boyle, the fire was extremely active over night and at approximately 3:30 a.m. The winds were blowing from the south and drove the fire across Carbon Canyon Road in the vicinity south of Sleepy Hollow and in the direction of Telegraph Canyon. The fire was nearing the 57 Freeway and heading in the direction of Valencia. Chino Hills saw thick smoke and flames in the area of Highway 71.

There was damage to several structures reported by Chief Boyle, in Yoba Linda three structures were burned, in Carbon Canyon one mobile home was damaged that is known of in Olinda Village, Chino Hills there were at least two structures damaged by the fire.

During the weekend firefighters hoped to keep the fire located within the boundary west of Highway 71, this is the vicinity south of the Los Angeles and San Bernardino county lines. This location is east of the 57 Freeway and north of the Santiago Creek Road area.

According to Sgt. Mike Wilson of the Brea Police Department Yorba Linda in the area of San Antonio Road, Stonehaven Drive and Bryant Ranch Road were the main areas that were evacuated. Another Brea Police Department officer stated there were reports of looting during the night this was Sgt. Richard Leever. California fire insurance attorneys say they have been receiving calls as well.

Orange County Evacuated Residents In Fire Areas—40 Houses Were Damaged

2008-11-21T06:41:00.000-08:00

November 21, 2008 (by Otto Smyth)

According to reports by Orange County Fire restoration contractors, while firefighters battled to control a fire that began as a brush fire in the Corona area on Prado Road, the fire reached the Dean Homes Subdivision. This fire resulted in at least twelve homes being damaged or destroyed.

The Brea-Olinda High School was closed, Anaheim Hills was the scene of an apartment complex that became totally swallowed up in fire and residents in the area were told to evacuate.

The westbound lanes of the 91 Freeway in the vicinity of Weir Canyon were closed and a section of the 57 Freeway in the Brea area was closed. These closures caused many motorists to be stuck on the freeways. Fire insurance bad faith attorneys are standing by for rejected fire insurance claims.

Private Power Company Negligent In California Sesnon Fire

2008-10-26T08:18:00.000-07:00

October 26, 2008 (by Otto Smyth)

According to reports by California fire damage attorneys, officials have stated that a downed electrical wire is what sparked the Sesnon fire when heavy winds knocked down an electrical distribution line. The wire fell into a ditch where the sparks fell on dry brush.

It has been reported that the downed electrical distribution line was owned by the Southern California Gas Co. and the property it fell on was private land owned by a private utility company not governed by the statutes regarding powerline safety regulations.

The California Public Utilities Commission rules require government owned utility companies to inspect regularly the lines, as well as brush under and near the lines is to be kept cleaned up when the lines are owned by electric utility companies according to Tom Hall a spokesman for the commission. Hall also stated that these rules do not apply when it is a non-electric company. This means the private land owner was negligent in the Sesnon fire, even though it was not required to abide by the various statutes in California.

The Los Angeles Fire Department has stated that they tracked the fire to where it began and found it to be in the vicinity west of Limekiln Canyon Road, which is also an unincorporated area.

The Sesnon fire and the fire in San Fernando Valley caused two wrongful deaths and destroyed 49 structures. The two fires also burned over 18,000 acres prior to being contained. If you or someone you love was injured or lost your home due to the Sesnon fire, you are encouraged to contact California personal injury fire attorneys at 888-400-9721 on the 24 hour attorney hotline. Even if you had fire insurance, it may not be enough and you may not be barred under the collateral source rule. If you believe the private power company negligent in California Sesnon fire, call now.

Electrocution Accidents Causing Wrongful Death Lawsuits May Happen More Than You Think

2008-10-18T07:26:00.000-07:00

When we wake up in the mornings to send our loved ones off to work as they begin each workday, we generally do not let the worry even enter our minds of some type of work related accident occurring, and especially one that involves electrocution. Electrocution accidents that cause wrongful death lawsuits may happen more than you think. The fact of the matter is that there are over 700 individuals every single year who lose their lives because of some type of electrocution accident occurring on the job, and in many cases these are preventable. In fact electric shock places fourth as causing occupational fatalities.

There are a variety of different factors that can ultimately lead to a tragic electrocution wrongful death accident occurring. If you live in San Diego or the surrounding cities in California, and you are faced with the tragedy of losing a family member due to an electrocution accident occurring, it is very important that you contact electrocution wrongful death accident attorneys as soon as you possibly can.

These professionals have the skill and the expertise in being able to handle many different types of delicate situations that can arise when it comes to an electrocution wrongful death accident. There are a variety of different factors that can end up being responsible for an individual becoming electrocuted. Individuals who work in construction type jobs can accidentally strike power lines as they use various types of equipment both as they are working above and below ground, water can mistakenly come in contact with various electrical outlets, the electric circuitry of a building can end up being faulty, and a variety of other situations that can prove to be deadly. There are also a variety of different types of jobs where an electrocution wrongful death accident can occur, such as industrial plants, restaurants, indoor and outdoor construction jobs, agricultural job sites, and numerous others.

It is a very unfortunate fact, but most of the situations that can occur on a job site, which can tragically end up causing some type of electrocution wrongful death lawsuit, could have been prevented very easily. Often times all it would take is simple educational training on the various hazards that can occur on the job site, and the various ways that you can help prevent them from happening in the first place. Electrocution accidents causing wrongful death lawsuits may happen more than you think, but there are steps that can be taken to lessen these numbers.

Goleta Fire Threat Lessens

2008-07-10T20:08:00.000-07:00

According to California fire damage contractors, The fire burning the the Los Padres National forest has lessened its threat on the city of Goleta. Also known as the Gap Fire, it is now 50% contained. Around 1300 firefighters have been battling the blaze with the costs totally over 9.3 million dollars.

The blaze that started a week ago is now burning rugged land that has not burned in decades. It is now burning to the north and west if the city. Evacuation notices had been given earlier but have now been lifted for the Goleta Valley.

Although the threat has lessened, residents will still remain on high alert. High temperatures are expected and will not be of any help to the firefighters. Already exhausted by their efforts, the firefighters do not rule out that there may be changes in the direction of the gap fire.

The fire fighters have their own catering unit and have been appreciative of supplies and ground support that have kept them going.

Although the Goleta fire threat has lessened there are still several communities under threat of evacuation. They are Eagle Canyon, Tecolote Canyon, Santa Barbara Ranch and Don Pueblo Ranch and the Painted Cave area. All residents remain under alert.

Fires Return to Malibu and San Diego, Burning 35 Homes

2007-11-24T14:34:00.000-08:00

MALIBU BEACH, Calif. — Rapidly advancing wildfires were propelled by Santa Ana winds today, November 24, 2007, through the canyons and mountains in Malibu. This is the second such fire in about a month. This current fire wiped out at least 30 elegant homes and forced over 14,000 residents to run from their homes.

The fire ignited at around 3:30 a.m. PST. By late this morning it had consumed about 2,200 acres, which equates to around 3.5 square miles.

Twenty-three helicopters and airplanes, including a retardant-dropping DC-10 jumbo jet, struck at the latest Malibu fires from the air. At least 1,700 ground based firefighters attacked the flames as well. Sources inform us that there was one firefighter with an eye injury.

Although wind speed decreased later in the day, fire officials remained skeptical that it would not kick up the flames again soon. About 35 homes were totally destroyed, and 10,000 to 14,000 people forced to evacuate according to Los Angeles County Fire Chief, P. Michael Freeman.

Pepperdine University instructed its students to move to a campus shelter. Amazingly, fires also broke out Saturday morning in San Diego County near the town of Ramona. But that fire was at least 40 percent contained after burning only 50 acres, according to the California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection.

Power lines had been blown down by strong winds causing the last 4,565-acre Canyon Fire in Malibu that destroyed only six homes, as well as two businesses and a church. So far, more than 2,000 homes have been burned and 14 killed. At least 809 square miles between Los Angeles County and the U.S.-Mexico border have been charred. Malibu fire damage reconstruction builders are already restoring homes and it happens again!

Malibu has many homes on the wind swept canyons of the southern foot of the Santa Monica Mountains. This is a high risk fire area due to Santa Ana winds. In 1993, a Santa Ana wildfire destroyed 388 building along with 268 homes. Three people died back then. California burn injury attorneys are actively seeking to help those injured in the fires.

Orange County Fire Contractors Insurance Requirements

2007-11-07T20:32:00.000-08:00

Insurance Requirements for Doing Business with
Orange County Fire Authority (OCFA)
Construction Contractors
• General Liability including operations, products and completed operations:
$5,000,000
• Automobile Liability:
$1,000,000
• Workers’ Compensation and Employer’s Liability (necessary only if party has
employees):
$1,000,000 each accident; $1,000,000 each employee for disease
All Other Parties Conducting Business with OCFA
• General Liability including operations, products and completed operations:
$1,000,000 each occurrence for bodily injury, personal injury, and property
damage
$2,000,000 aggregate
• Automobile Liability:
$1,000,000 each accident; $1,000,000 uninsured motorist
• Professional Liability:
$1,000,000 each occurrence; $2,000,000 aggregate
• Workers’ Compensation (necessary only if party has employees):
$1,000,000 each accident; $1,000,000 each employee for disease
Should the contract call for a surety bond such as a bid bond, performance bond, or
payment bond, the business shall provide it to OCFA five days prior to the effective date of the contract. Acceptability of Insurers Insurance policies carried by any vendor or consultant doing business with OCFA shall be with a company that has a current A.M. Best rating of not less than A:VII. Workers’Compensation insurance from the State Compensation Fund is acceptable to OCFA. A.M. Best is an insurance rating firm that reports on the financial condition of insurance companies. The letter rating is an indication of the company’s financial strength and the number rating is an indication of the insurance company’s financial capacity to provide the necessary policy limits to insure their risks. Source: http://64.233.167.104/search?q=cache:E2i7GBu1WL8J:www.ocfa.org/_uploads/pdf/insreq.pdf+orange+county+fire+contractors&hl=en&ct=clnk&cd=1&gl=us

1-800-910-3754 ::Santiago Canyon Fire Restoration Contractors Who Helped Develop and Rebuild Orange County Already Are More Likely To Do A Better Job

2007-11-06T15:52:00.000-08:00

Get Your Fire Damaged Home Rebuilt By Custom Homebuilders for the Same Price as a Typical Home

Santiago Canyon fire restoration contractors who helped develop and rebuild Orange County already are more likely to do a better job than someone with less experience. Ehline Company retained the help of licensed California smoke and fire damage restoration contractors with expert experience in engaging insurance adjustors handling fire insurance claims in Santiago Canyon. Our Santiago Canyon Fire reconstruction contractors have a rich history in dealing with California's major insurance companies when there are unfortunate natural disasters. Ehline has over 30 years of fire damage and smoke damage abatement experience in disaster relief for California natural disaster victims. Whether you have suffered a natural disaster, like fire, flood, earthquake damage restoration construction, or arson, you should get the best contractors in California Santiago Canyon to do your commercial or residential restoration. If you suffered a natural disaster in Santiago Canyon in the recent fires, you should call Paul Ehline because he is an awesome Fire Damage Restoration Contractor in Santiago Canyon and La Quinta.

Serving Riverside County, San Bernardino County, and cities like Santiago Canyon, Rancho Mirage and Santiago Canyon in Anaheim Hills, as well as all California cities. If you are stranded at in Santiago Canyon with no roof over your head, we can provide quick accurate fire damage insurance estimates. Many of our insurance claims estimates are based upon typical insurance adjuster standard pricing indexes. Should retain our firm rebuild your fire damaged home in Santiago Canyon, we will take care of the building permits, deal with the architects, and do a job beyond client and insurance company expectations.

By identifying structural damage to your home and other buildings on your premises, like a garage, tool shed, or in-ground swimming-pool, you can begin making a list of everything you need insurance coverage for. a good contractor will help you locate cracks in the walls, damage to the concrete slab, and missing roofing tiles. If structural damage is likely, even though you can’t see any signs of it, discuss this with your adjuster. In some cases your insurance adjustor may tell you to hire a licensed civil engineer to inspect your real property damages. Have your electrical system checked too. Get written bids from a reliable, licensed contractor with past experience in disaster relief. The bid must include the pertinent details of the types of construction materials your fire restoration company will use, and their prices should be included line-per-line. When you need Santiago Canyon Fire Disaster Services, you need Santiago Canyon Fire Reconstruction, Fire Restoration services, Smoke and Santiago Canyon Burn Damage Remodeling, Santiago Canyon Fire Damages Reconstruction, Fire Restoration, Burn Damage Remodeling, Repairs experts like Ehline.

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Water Damage Reconstruction in Burned Out Bathrooms

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Fire Damage to Commercial and Residential Dwelling Houses

Fire Hose and Water Main Damage

Fire Wind Damage

Structural Damage to homes and commercial buildings from Melting and Burnout

Roof Damages and Fire Retarding Services, Such as Ceramic Tiles

Plumbing & Electrical Fires and Damage

If you are a Santiago Canyon fire damage victim, you should also check out Santiago Canyon insurance bad faith attorneys. You will also need to hire fire damage contractors who have rebuilt homes burned in San Diego fires, homes burned in Santiago Canyon fires, commercial buildings burned in Carbon Canyon, as well as the other Orange County areas burned by the 2007 fires. Santiago Canyon fire restoration contractors who helped develop and rebuild Orange County already are more likely to do a better job than someone with less experience. Paul Ehline and his brother Richard Ehline have restored and upgraded fire damaged homes burned in Orange County back in the 80's, as well as earthquake damage restoration, which is part of their vast history as burn damage reconstruction builders. They helped repair the Simi Valley earthquake damage from the 1994 quakes that were accompanied by natural gas line explosions and subsequent fires. Ehline even helped rebuild Villa Park (Crest De Ville) and Anaheim Hills back in those awful home fires of the 1980's and California's premier disaster relief reconstruction builders.

Contact Santiago Canyon fire damage restoration builders, who are equally Riverside disaster reconstruction, Orange County home fire, and San Bernardino County fire damaged home restorers. Call us before you deal with your insurance company and let us give you a helping hand in explaining to your Santiago Canyon insurance adjustor your unique, fire and smoke damaged home.

If your Santiago Canyon home was burned down in the fire, put our over 30 years of experience in working with insurance companies as Santiago Canyon Fire Damage Restoration Contractors SD. Call 1-800-910-3754 . Orange County's Best Fire Damage Reconstruction Builders

San Diego and Rancho Bernardo Fire Insurance Claims are Easy With an Experienced Disaster Relief Builder :: 1-800-910-3754

2007-11-06T15:39:00.000-08:00

San Diego and Rancho Bernardo fire insurance claims are easy with an experienced disaster relief builder. When your residential or commercial building is damaged by a fire or by water damage, even in an earthquake, you need to call construction professionals who are vastly experienced in cleaning up slabs and getting blueprints and architects, as well as insurance companies lined up for the herculean task of rebuilding your home damaged from catastrophic loss such as arson, fire, water, flood and earthquake.

It is manifestly important for you to get the the damage properly cleaned up, have your property washed with commercial-grade power washers to avoid potential mold growth, or a termite infestation. Improper clean up after California fire burnouts, and/or water damage can cause stinky odors from mildew that often accompanies fire hose water damage from the standing pools of soot mixed in with the water. After your San Diego fire restoration professionals have finished their cleaning, your slab should be totally free of standing water and moisture, and you are ready to begin the actual rebuild, or in extreme cases, a tear down and rebuild. San Diego and Rancho Bernardo fire insurance claims are easy with an experienced disaster relief builder who can work with the insurance claims adjustor to get you quick results! Let Us Restore Your San Diego County Fire Damaged Housing Structures

Make sure to ask experienced Los Angeles personal injury attorneys if you feel you were taken advantage of.

Lake Arrowhead Fire Restoration - 1-800-910-3754

2007-11-06T15:22:00.000-08:00

The Slide Fire near Lake Arrowhead had burned 128 homes and had grown to 1,500 acres in just one morning. Flames in the parched, forested San Bernardino Mountains which were whipped by the same Santa Ana winds that have spread wildfire across Southern California burned hundreds of homes. "The toughest thing now is to find fire damage restoration contractors near Lake Arrowhead who have done this type of work before" According to Paul Ehline, a principle in a local Fire Damage Restoration Company.

Mr. Ehline helped rebuild Orange County homes in the 1980's and fire and earthquake damaged homes in the 1994 Northridge and Loma Prieta earthquakes. "The key is to have someone who knows what the insurance adjustors are looking for in a bid and then going the extra mile to make the home more modern and safer than it was." Said Ehline.

If you were in a fire and smoke damaged home and are now living in a hotel, you should probably call Mr. Ehline and discuss getting you insurance money to rebuild your burned out homes. Water, ash and fire can destroy your slab and plumbing. Ehline handles fire rebuilds in Lake Arrowhead, Sand Diego, Malibu Beach and Orange County with professional excellence. Call Ehline at 1-800-910-3754.

California Fire Insurance Claims Resources - 1-800-910-3754

2007-11-06T15:02:00.000-08:00

Although many people have made insurance claims for motor vehicle accidents like truck accidents, as well as HMO, Blue Cross, and health insurance claims, there are important steps in the California fire insurance claim process for restoration of your fire damaged homes. If you live in California, you may have made an earthquake damages claim, but all in all, fire damage and earthquake damage claims are not a common occurrence.

In fact, you probably don't know how to open a fire insurance claim at all. What's worse, you may have suffered a wrongful death due to arson, lost all your personal items and family heirlooms and you probably don't even want to think about calling a contractor or disaster relief expert due to all your stress. Many fire insurance policyholders are emotional and depressed during the time they need to react quickly.

In Lake Arrowhead, at least 1,000 homes were burned down. In San Diego, around 2000 homes burned. In Orange County and Malibu Canyon million dollar homes belonging to celebrities burned. Almost all the homes suffered water damage due to fire hoses and broken plumbing lines. What all these homeowners have in common is that they need fire insurance experts to deal with these catastrophic damages.

Fire insurance experts, such as those dealing with the Lake Arrowhead fires, San Diego and Orange County fires, fall into to two categories, California fire damage restoration contractors and California insurance bad faith attorneys. If you are smart enough to have both of these experts work for you from the start, they will give notice of your fire insurance claim to the insurance company on your behalf. After you give notice of the insurance claim(s), the insurance company typically will have 15 days to begin their fire clam investigation. Your insurance company will typically have to deny or accept your fire insurance claim within 40 days. Your insurance company will also need to explain to you all the available fire insurance coverages available to you as an insured. As an insured, you need all the available information about your policy to know what your rights are under California statute, as well as contract for the claims handling process.

Personal Property Insurance Claims From Water, Fire, or Smoke Damage

Another major issue to accept and deal with are the personal property issues. Insurance companies require you to show proof of what was lost. This means they unreasonably want you to apparently perform a miracle like recreating the receipts that were burned and the photos that you kept of your goods, such as your Rolex watch, or Gucci bags. May insurers are very unreasonable. If you hire the right attorney, they are usually more reasonable.

If you have suffered a major fire damage loss, your insurance company can help you hire a salvage company and disaster clean service to clean and remove your cracked slab and ashes. Your disaster clean up company needs to create a list of things they can make out that were melted, burned and otherwise ruined from smoke, fire and water hoses. So you can use that list to give your insurance company. Then you can try and recreate when you bought the item, where you bought it, etc., as the ins. co. will want that information as well so they can devalue each item as they love to do! This is when most insured's finally realize they are not in "good hands" with their insurance company.

Never Surrender

Assuming your insurance company refuses to send you a copy of your policy, or refuses to tell you what your benefits really are, never surrender and demand the requested information and get your lawyer in on the conversation. Since the insurance policy probably burned with your home, you need to act quickly to get a duplicate. Your fire insurance company has a duty to disclose your policy. If they refuse or unreasonably delay, your attorney should send a bad faith letter asking for details as to why they won't tell you your insurance coverage. Then you can sue if they still play games, as they are so famous for doing. These are just some of the important steps in the California fire insurance claims process for restoration of your fire damaged homes.

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California fire insurance claims lawyers are typically highly skilled Los Angeles personal injury attorneys who work with statewide fire damage reconstruction contractors in dealing with your insurance bad faith claims when you are unreasonably treated by your fire insurance companies in California for damage in cities like Lake Arrowhead and smaller areas like Malibu Colony.

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