Crime & Safety

Graeser Road House Fire Ruled Accidental

No one was injured in the Tuesday afternoon blaze.

investigators have determined that a fire Tuesday afternoon which did neighborhood was accidentally caused by discarded "smoking materials" in a trash can.

The material, likely cigarettes, were in a trash can on an enclosed back porch. The American Red Cross has assisted the family, which escaped unharmed and found temporary housing.


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