FIRE CAUSES DETERMINED

INVESTIGATORS HAVE RELEASED THE CAUSES OF TWO RESIDENTIAL STRUCTURE FIRES FROM LAST WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON.

A FIRE AT AN APARTMENT BUILDING AT 821 JENNINGS HAS BEEN BLAMED ON A SPACE HEATER BEING USED IN THE BEDROOM OF ONE OF THE APARTMENTS. NO ONE WAS HOME AT THE TIME OF THE FIRE, AND THE BUILDING SUSTAINED MODERATE DAMAGE.

A SECOND FIRE THAT DAY AT 116 MAIN STREET CAUSED MAJOR DAMAGE TO A BEDROOM IN THE HOME AND MODERATE SMOKE DAMAGE TO THE REST OF THE HOUSE.

THAT FIRE WAS CAUSED BY A JUVENILE PLAYING WITH A LIGHTER. THE OCCUPANTS SAFELY ESCAPED BUT A FAMILY PET DIED IN THE FIRE. THE HOUSE OWNED BY HOMERO FUENTES WAS RED TAGGED.  THE FAMILY IS BEING ASSISTED BY THE RED CROSS.