NORTHSIDE HOUSE FIRE

SIOUX CITY FIRE RESCUE RESPONDED TO A HOME FIRE EARLY WEDNESDAY MORNING.  AT ABOUT 5:30 A-M, FIREFIGHTERS ARRIVED AT 4440 GARFIELD STREET AND LOCATED THE FIRE IN A BEDROOM CEILING.

THE FIRE WAS EXTINGUISHED THE FIRE WHICH CAUSED MODERATE DAMAGE TO THE ROOM AND MINOR SMOKE DAMAGE TO THE REST OF THE STRUCTURE.  ALL OCCUPANTS WERE ABLE TO ESCAPE THE BLAZE WITHOUT INJURY.

FIRE OFFICIALS HAVE DETERMINED THE CAUSE OF THE FIRE WAS AN ELECTRICAL MALFUNCTION IN THE CEILING.  CITY OFFICIALS ARE WORKING WITH THE HOME OWNERS TO GET THEM BACK INTO THE RESIDENCE.