10TH ST. FIRE CAUSE DETERMINED

SMOKING WAS DETERMINED TO BE THE CAUSE OF A SATURDAY MORNING HOUSE FIRE AT 2619 10TH STREET IN SIOUX CITY.

FIRE INVESTIGATORS SAY CARELESS DISCARDING OF SMOKING MATERIALS LED TO THAT FIRE WHICH CAUSED MAJOR DAMAGE TO THE FRONT HALF OF THE STRUCTURE.

NO ONE WAS HOME WHEN THE FIRE WAS REPORTED JUST BEFORE NOON LAST SATURDAY. THE HOUSE HAS BEEN RED TAGGED AND THE FAMILY IS BEING ASSISTED BY THE RED CROSS.