MADISON, Wis. — A fire at a downtown Madison apartment last month was unintentional, Madison Fire Department officials said Tuesday.
The three-story building in the 100 block of South Hancock Street was evacuated on the morning of July 25 after a resident found smoke coming from an upper floor. No injuries were reported as a result of the incident, but the entire building was ruled uninhabitable.
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An investigation found that the fire started in a second-floor kitchen, officials said. It then spread into the walls, to the third floor and into the attic. The second and third floors were severely damaged by the fire, and the first floor suffered water damage. In total, the incident caused about $120,000 in damages.
On Tuesday, officials said that investigators do not believe the fire was started intentionally, and likely originated near a dishwasher or coffee maker. The exact cause of the fire still hasn’t been determined.
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