Three garage fires in Jmst over the weekend

Jamestown (CSi) The cause of a two stall unattached garage fire Saturday afternoon, about 2:30 in Southeast Jamestown has been listed.

City Fire Chief Jim Reuther says a dog knocking over a can of gasoline in the garage spilled the gas and caused an electric “trouble light” to start the fire.

The owner call 9-1-1. No injuries reported.

The Jamestown City Fire Department was called to the garage fire in the alley behind 1115 6th Avenue Southeast.

The two stall garage was fully in involved in flames, shooting several feet into the air when the units arrived on the scene, causing a large amount of smoke to billow

On-lookers were kept a safe distance away by police, as the garage contained small ammunitions which could be heard popping at the height of the fire.

A boat also sustained damage by the fire.

An adjacent garage in the alley to the south had its siding burned and melted, but there appeared to be no structural damage. No other structures were involved.

A power line was burned by the flames, and Otter Tail Power was called to the scene to attend the down wire and restore power to the area.

Four city fire units and 20 fire fighters were on the scene just under an hour.

No injuries reported.

Two other garage fires were reported over the weekend.

Chief Reuther says, on Saturday morning about 6:21 city fire fighters were called to a fire at an unattached garage at 720 Third Avenue Northwest.

Clothing and furniture were burned, with smoke damage to the interior of the garage. No other structures were involved.

Four city fire units and 25 fire fighters were on the scene. No injuries reported.

The cause of the fire is “undetermined,” unless additional information is obtained.

On Sunday morning about 10:30 the city fire department was called to fire at an unattached garage at 723 Third Avenue Northwest, where a heater ignited paper in the garage. Minor damage was reported. The units were on the scene about 20 as the owner had extinguished the fire before the units arrived.

No other structures were involved.

Three units were called and 24 fire fighters. No injuries reported.