Home In Foreclosure Suffers $25K In Fire Damages; Blaze Not Considered Suspicious

In Brookfield, Wisconsin, the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel reports:

• Fire caused about $25,000 in damage Sunday night to a home owned by Town Supervisor Robert Flessas, a residence on which he is facing a foreclosure action and has said he wants to turn into a bed and breakfast. Fire Chief Andy Smerz said Monday that the fire was a routine chimney fire that originated in the flue and spread to the walls nearby on the second floor and was not considered suspicious. The fire caused smoke damage throughout the home [...] he said.

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