By Bill Lindelof
blindelof@sacbee.com
Sacramento fire investigators have determined that a fire in a dentist's office on South Land Park Drive Monday night was not suspicious and may have been caused by an electric fan.
Initially, fire investigators believed the fire to be suspicious because an intrusion alarm was set off at the dental office at 7210 South Land Park Drive shortly before 6 p.m.
The business owner told fire investigators that he received a message on his phone that an intrusion alarm had activated at 5:58 p.m. He drove to his office and saw smoke coming from the roof, fire officials said.
Firefighters arrived just after 6:30 p.m. and saw flames coming from the front window and roof of the office building.
The fire was extinguished at about 7 p.m. However, the dental office was a complete loss.
Fire officials said the intrusion alarm could have been activated by the fire itself. There is no evidence of a criminal act.
The fire appears to have started under a desk near an electrical fan. The fan cannot be ruled out as the cause of the blaze, fire official said.
Fire officials reminded the public to turn off electrical devices when leaving work or home.
Call The Bee's Bill Lindelof, (916) 321-1079.
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