Minor smoke damage, JC Penny fire, Sunday

Jamestown (CSi) The Jamestown City Fire Department was called to J.C. Penny’s in the Buffalo Mall, about 11:25 a.m., Sunday.

Jamestown City Fire Chief Jim Reuther says, the fire was in the area of the store where the thermostat is located.

He says the manager used a fire extinguisher to put out the fire, before the store opened for business, and then called the fire department, which removed smoke from the store.

Minor smoke damage to the store, no other damage reported to the attached Buffalo Mall.

The cause is listed as a faulty thermostat.

Five city fire units and 28 fire fighters were on the scene about 30 minutes.

The store did open for business on Sunday.