At the top of the newscast we told you about a 69 year old who perished in a fire in the city this morning. That's the second death by house fire in five weeks; on August 7th Santa Barbara Street also witnessed a deadly fire which claimed the life of a toddler. Today, the Fire Department confirmed what caused that blaze.
Orin Smith, Station Officer - National Fire Service
"The investigation on Santa Barbara Street is concluded. The result is classified as electrical. We did find evidence of an electrical fault. We found no other evidence to indicate that the fire could have been by any other means."
The fire left four families without a home.
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