Henrico fire marshal rules SwimRVA-North fire unrelated to drowning death: 'Individual tragedies'

HENRICO COUNTY, Va. — The fire that destroyed SwimRVA-North on July 7 was accidental, caused by an electrical failure, Henrico County's Fire Marshal's Office has determined — and investigators say the fire has no connection to the drowning death of 9-year-old King Overton, who died at the same facility in June.

"We determined that the origin and cause is an accidental fire related to an electrical failure in the above-ceiling space or attic space of the building," said Chief Fire Marshal Scott Sutton.

Sutton said investigators took extensive steps to ensure the two tragedies were not related.

"We took painstaking efforts to ensure that those two events were not connected. We can definitely say that those two events were individual tragedies," Sutton said.

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Sutton said the investigation was handled with care given the circumstances.

"It is of the utmost importance for our agency to get it right," Sutton said.

The Fire Marshal's Office ruled out foul play and bad weather as causes. The office also requested the use of Chesterfield County Fire and EMS' accelerant detection dog in the early stages of the investigation. No areas of concern were identified.

The building served in part as SwimRVA's clubhouse for recreation, eating, and storage for pool chemicals and equipment. In the days following King's death, SwimRVA temporarily closed the location, and it was not open for several weeks leading up to the fire.

Sutton said the closure did not contribute to the fire.

"There was nothing that we identified that was a concern from a lack of maintenance or a lack of oversight during the closure of the pool," Sutton said.

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He added that the timing of the fire was simply unfortunate.

"It could have happened at any point in time — unfortunately that night is when it did occur," Sutton said.

Henrico Police continue to investigate King Overton's drowning death separately.

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