Garage fire cause under police investigation

Jamestown  (CSi)  The cause of an August 15, 2017 fire that extensively damaged a detached garage at 1213 6th Avenue, Southeast, in Jamestown has been turned over to the Jamestown Police Department as the investigation continues.  That follows a fire department investigation.

Jamestown Fire Chief Jim Reuther says the garage was possibly being used as a living space. It was not known if the garage was occupied at the time of the fire.

Police reports now being reviewed by the state’s attorney’s office.

Jamestown Police Chief Scott Edinger says that it is an open criminal investigation. No other information is being released at this time.

Reported previously…

Jamestown (CSi)  The Jamestown City Fire Department was called to a detached garage, fire, just before noon, Tuesday at 1213 5th Avenue Southeast.

City Fire Chief Jim Reuther, on scene said the fire was contained to the two stall garage, with concrete block walls and a wooden upper structure, with extensive fire damage to the garage, destroying the contents.

Fire fighters brought out at least one small propane tank that was stored in the garage, without incident.

Otter Tail Power Company was on the scene to disconnect electricity to the garage.

Fire fighters extracted heavy smoke from the garage.

No other structures were involved.  A car parked adjacent to the garage was not fire damaged.

Reuther said it’s not known if the garage was occupied at the time of the fire.

He said the garage was recently being occupied as a living space.

No cause of the fire was immediately determined, as the investigation continues by the Jamestown City Fire Department and Jamestown Police Department.

JFD was assisted at the scene by the Jamestown Police Department, and the North Dakota BCI, who Reuther says partners with the fire department as part of a task force.

No injuries were reported.

On the scene were six city fire units, and 30 fire fighters who cleared the scene at 1:10-p.m.