The cause for a fire on Tuesday, March 21st near Rippey has been determined.

Grand Junction Fire Chief Bret Kersey was the incident commander during a fire on March 21st that brought ten area fire departments to 2302 U Avenue, west of Rippey. Fire crews responded at 5:22pm to three outbuildings that were on fire. All of the structures were destroyed but the primary residence was not damaged. There was no one in the structures at the time of the fire and no one was injured.

Kersey tells Raccoon Valley Radio the suspected cause for the accidental fire was electrical-related. According to the Greene County Assessor, the property is owned by John Grow. 

The agencies that responded included Grand Junction, Jefferson, Rippey, Bagley, Yale, Jamaica, Bouton, and Perry fire departments, along with the Greene County Sheriff’s Office, Grand Junction Rescue and Greene County Ambulance.