What started the fire on Temple Theatre’s roof? Tacoma Fire points to one thing

A fire on the roof of Tacoma’s historic Temple Theatre on Tuesday likely was caused by an electrical failure.

Chelsea Shepherd, spokesperson for Tacoma Fire, told The News Tribune that the department is finalizing its report for the building at 47 St. Helens Ave.

“We’re looking towards the possibility of it being an electrical failure of some sort up there on the roof, but we should know for sure [sometime] tonight or tomorrow,” Shepherd told The News Tribune at about 1:16 p.m. on Wednesday.

Shepherd said the fire was not suspicious, and the Tacoma Police Department also sent investigators but found no evidence of the fire being intentional…

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