Unattended Cooking Listed As Cause Of Fire

Jamestown (CSi)  Jamestown City Fire Chief Jim Reuther reports that the investigation into the house fire that occurred on Wednesday, April 9, 2014 at 915 5th Avenue Southeast in Jamestown indicates the cause was unattended cooking.  He says the Fire Investigation Conclusion is based on information collected from firefighters, photos taken at the scene and information collected from interviews.   He says, this concludes the fire investigation, and this fire investigation would be considered to be closed unless further evidence is obtained.

Reported previously…  Jamestown (CSi)  The Jamestown City Fire Department was called to a single family residence just before 5-p.m. Wednesday at 915 5th Avenue, Southeast.

Deputy City Fire Chief, Jerry Kainz says the fire started in the kitchen, and the rest of the home was extensively damaged by heat and smoke.

Following extinguishing the fire, the house was ventilated of the smoke.

No injuries were reported, with five city fire units and 33 fire fighters in the scene about 45 minutes.

The cause of the fire is under investigation.