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IFD: Lake Street apartment building fire ‘unintentional’

IFD: Lake Street apartment building fire ‘unintentional’

Photo: Saga Communications, WHCU/IFD


ITHACA, N.Y. (WHCU) — An investigation into an Ithaca apartment building fire is over. 

Assistant Fire Chief Jim Wheal tells WHCU the fire was sparked by a bathroom ventilation fan with a large buildup of dust and lint inside.

Wheal says the fire on Lake Street, which injured one person, was unintentional. 

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