Candles lit for an evening meal on a three-season porch were left burning and then started the fire at a New Ulm, Minn., bed and breakfast that killed six people early this month, according to investigators' findings released Monday.
The Bohemian Bed and Breakfast fire July 2 has been ruled accidental.
The determinations were made by the New Ulm Fire and Police departments and the state fire marshal's office.
"Based on witness statements and fire patterns ... the fire built energy before breaking into the home through the picture windows of the TV and the grand staircase area," read the report, submitted by state fire marshal investigator Denise DeMars.
Monday, July 25, 2011
Unattended Candles Started MN Fire that Killed 6
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