RIVERSIDE FIRE CAUSE DETERMINED

INVESTIGATORS HAVE DETERMINED WHAT CAUSED A FIRE THAT DAMAGED A HOME IN RIVERSIDE ON WEDNESDAY MORNING.

SIOUX CITY FIRE OFFICIALS SAY AN UNATTENDED CANDLE IGNITED COMBUSTIBLES THAT RESULTED IN THE FIRE AT 621 1/2 HORNICK AVENUE.

THREE PEOPLE IN THE HOME SAFELY ESCAPED, BUT SMOKE DETECTORS IN THE HOME DID NOT SOUND AN ALARM BECAUSE THEY WERE NOT WORKING.

THE FIRE WAS CONFINED TO ONE ROOM AND THERE WAS MINOR SMOKE AND FIRE DAMAGE TO THE RESIDENCE.