An electrical problem in the Kendal Avenue neighborhood is being blamed for a fire that ignited a house fire Monday leaving the residence uninhabitable, according to Maplewood Fire Captain Keith Addie.
The Maplewood Fire Department responded to Kendal Avenue just before 5 p.m. to investigate an electrical condition with an odor of something burning, Addie said. Upon arrival, several residents were reporting various electrical conditions with lights blown in their homes.
The electrical panels were secured in all of the affected residences, but as firefighters were
exiting 26 Kendal Avenue, a pop was heard and shortly after the neighbors were pointing to the
home reporting a fire, Addie said.
Responders discovered heavy fire within a second floor window with smoke showing from the attic.