The cause of the fire Monday afternoon that damaged an old home being restored in the 100 block of South Forest Street remains under investigation.
John Nickell, 68, was outside in his garden on the corner of Bryant and South Garden streets when he saw smoke coming out of the turret area of the home at 158 S. Forest St.
Nickell said he could hear the crackling of the flames, so he called 911.
“I told the lady (dispatcher) to get down there real soon, or somebody should,” Nickell said, adding he saw restoration crews working on the house at the time of the fire.